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Parenting
A Dynamic Perspective

Third Edition
January 2020 | 584 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The Third Edition of George W. Holden’s Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective provides a highly accessible and intellectually rich review of what is currently known about parenting. Written from a psychological perspective but with applications to other disciplines, the text discusses a wide range of contemporary issues such as fertility problems, daycare, marital conflict, divorce, gay parents, and family violence. Additionally, Holden includes studies from developing and non-Western countries, as well as recent statistics on such topics as U.S. and world birthrate, birth problems, adolescent pregnancy, child injury, divorce and remarriage, child maltreatment, and certain social policy issues.
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
PART I. UNDERSTANDING PARENTS AND CHILD REARING
 
Chapter 1. Introduction: From Beliefs to Scientific Evidence
Parenting Beliefs Throughout History

 
Authorities’ Parenting Beliefs Throughout History

 
Other Sources of Parenting Beliefs

 
Using Research to Understand Parenting

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting
Introduction to Theory

 
Classical Theories

 
Biological, Genetic, and Environmental Influences

 
Social Learning and Social Theories

 
Family Systems Theory

 
Other Emotion-Based Theories

 
Developmental Stage Theories

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 3. Approaches to Parenting Research
Approaches

 
Comparing Approaches

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 4. How Important Are Parents?
Historical Evidence About Parental Influence

 
Associations Between Parenting and Children’s Outcomes

 
The Behavioral Genetics Challenge

 
A Different Perspective on How Parents Matter

 
Trajectories and Development

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 5. Determinants of Parenting
Categories of Determinants

 
Cultural and Distal Determinants

 
Contextual Determinants

 
Stable Characteristics Determinants

 
Situational Determinants

 
Interrelations Among Determinants

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
PART II. PARENTING AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Chapter 6. Becoming a Parent
Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, and Encountering Problems

 
Labor and Childbirth

 
The Preterm Baby

 
Transitioning to Parenthood

 
Parenting the Newborn

 
The Problem of Infant Mortality

 
Ethical Issues

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 7. Parenting Infants and Toddlers
Parenting Infants

 
Parenting Toddlers

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 8. Parenting Preschoolers
Parenting a Preschooler

 
Contemporary Issues

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 9. Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years
Parents and Within-Family Interactions

 
Parents and External Influences

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 10. Parenting Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Developmental Changes in Adolescence

 
Problems for Adolescents and Their Parents

 
How Parents Help Teens Navigate Adolescence

 
Parenting Emerging Adults

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
 
Chapter 11. Parenting in Non-Traditional Families
Non-Traditional Family Structures

 
Non-Traditional Parent Characteristics

 
Non-Traditional Parental Roles or Occupations

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 12. Parents at Risk
Parent Characteristics

 
Child Characteristics

 
Parent Context

 
Support for and Resilience in At-Risk Parents

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 13. Parenting Across Cultures
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Parenting

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 14. Cultural Diversity in U.S. Parents
Cultural Diversity Among U.S. Parents

 
Minority Groups

 
Religion and Parenting

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 15. Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry
Child Maltreatment Throughout History

 
The Many Faces of Child Maltreatment

 
Maltreatment Across Time and Country

 
Protecting Maltreated Children: Foster Parents

 
The Costs of Child Maltreatment

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Chapter 16. Parents and Social Policy
The Changing American Family

 
The Societal Costs of Family Problems

 
Social Policy Responses

 
Controversial Social Policy Ideas

 
Chapter Conclusions

 
Thought Questions

 
 
Glossary
 
References
 
Index

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  • test banks that provide a diverse range of ready-to-use options that save you time. You can also easily edit any question and/or insert your own personalized questions;
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Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • Over 200 new articles and more than 160 new or updated statistics help illustrate the most current and accurate representation of parenting and the family.
  • A new chapter focuses on diversity in American families. 
  • New and enhanced coverage includes child rearing among Native Americans, military, and multiracial parents; parenting emerging adults; technology, screen time, and parenting; and parent intervention programs including home visitation.
  • Chapter-opening learning outcomes identify for students what they should be able to accomplish after reading each chapter.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Coverage of timely topics includes bullying, ADHD and childhood obesity, the role of electronic media in the home, the use of corporal punishment, gay and lesbian families, immigrants, and foster parenting
  • Selected studies and statistics from developing and non-Western countries help provide a global view of parenting.
  • In-depth coverage of topics often absent or superficially covered in other texts, including co-parenting, evolutionary views, human behavioral genetics, and religious influences, provides readers with a broader understanding of parenting.
  • Coverage of important clinical psychological issues include child maltreatment, family violence, behavior problems, the role of pathology in the family, and how intervention programs can influence parents.
  • Chapter conclusions and thought questions allow students to review and reflect on chapter content to reinforce learning.

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