Handbook of Father Involvement

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Contents: C.S. Tamis-LeMonda, N. Cabrera, Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Father Involvement: An Introduction. L.A. Roggman, H.E. Fitzgerald, R.H. Bradley, H. Raikes, Methodological, Measurement, and Design Issues in Studying Fathers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Part I: S.L. Hofferth, The Demography of Fathers. D.J. Hernandez, P.D. Brandon, Who Are the Fathers of Today? S.L. Hofferth, J. Pleck, J.L. Stueve, S. Bianchi, L. Sayer, The Demography of Fathers: What Fathers Do. Part II: M.E. Lamb, Father Involvement and Child Development. M.E. Lamb, Infant-Father Attachments and Their Impact on Child Development. R. Palkovitz, Involved Fathering and Child Development: Advancing Our Understanding of Good Fathering. R.D. Parke, D.J. McDowell, M. Kim, C. Killian, J. Dennis, M.L. Flyr, M.N. Wild, Fathers' Contributions to Children's Peer Relationships. M.E. Lamb, Nonresidential Fathers and Their Children. Part III: L.M. Burton, Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives on Fatherhood: Traversing Lenses, Methods, and Invisible Men. D.J. Eggebeen, Sociological Perspectives on Fatherhood: What Do We Know About Fathers From Social Surveys? R.L. Jarrett, K.M. Roy, L.M. Burton, Fathers in the Hood: Insights From Qualitative Research on Low-Income African-American Men. N. Townsend, Cultural Contexts of Father Involvement. J.L. Roopnarine, Father Involvement in English-Speaking Caribbean Families. Part IV: F. Marlowe, Father Involvement: Evolutionary Perspectives. J. Bock, S.E. Johnson, Male Migration, Remittances, and Child Outcome Among the Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana. D. Waynforth, Evolutionary Theory and Reproductive Responses to Father Absence: Implications of Kin Selection and the Reproductive Returns to Mating and Parenting Effort. S.C. Josephson, Fathering as Reproductive Investment. Part V: I. Garfinkel, Father Involvement: Economic Perspectives. P. England, N. Folbre, Involving Dads: Parental Bargaining and Family Well-Being. W. Sigle-Rushton, I. Garfinkel, The Effects of Welfare, Child Support, and Labor Markets on Father Involvement? J.W. Graham, A.H. Beller, Nonresident Fathers and Their Children: Child Support and Visitation From an Economic Perspective. Part VI: J. Brooks-Gunn, S. McLanahan, Father Involvement: Social Policy and Intervention. M.J. Carlson, S.S. McLanahan, Fragile Families, Father Involvement, and Public Policy. N. Cabrera, J. Brooks-Gunn, K. Moore. J. West, K. Boller, C.S. Tamis-LeMonda, Bridging Research and Policy: Including Fathers of Young Children in National Studies. T.J. Nelson, S. Clampet-Lundquist, K. Edin, Sustaining Fragile Fatherhood: Father Involvement Among Low-Income, Noncustodial African-American Fathers in Philadelphia. R.B. Mincy, H.W. Pouncy, The Responsible Fatherhood Field: Evolution and Goals. C.S. Tamis-LeMonda, N. Cabrera, Closing Chapter: Cross-Disciplinary Challenges to the Study of Father Involvement.