Modern Families - Parents and Children in New Family Forms

This book provides an expert view of research on parenting and child development in new family forms.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Lesbian mother families; 3. 'Test-tube' baby families; 4. Donor conception families; 5. Surrogacy families; 6. Solo mother families; 7. Gay father families; 8. Conclusions.

Info autore

Susan Golombok is Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge and Professorial Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge.

Riassunto

The first in-depth examination of children in new family forms. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students as well as academics from a range of disciplines with an interest in the family and how it affects children.

Relazione

'This book would be most beneficial to any professional working systemically or for any professional working with more contemporary family form to better understand how that family form works in order to parent well and to be aware of where potential conflicts may arise.' The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (acamh.org)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Susan Golombok, Susan (University of Cambridge) Golombok, Golombok Susan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107650251
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65025-1
• Pagine: 282
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Psychology, Family psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships