About the Book
Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions, but about which few people agree. Striking permutations on the theme of parenting are emerging--single parenthood, blended families, lesbian and gay parents, and teen versus fifties first-time moms and dads. Divided into four volumes, the Handbook of Parenting is concerned with different types of parents, basic characteristics of parenting, forces that shape parenting, problems faced by parents, and the practical sides of parenting. Contributors have worked in different ways toward understanding all of these diverse aspects of parenting and look to the most recent research and thinking in the field to shed light on many topics every parent has wondered about.
Because development is too subtle, dynamic, and intricate to admit that parental caregiving alone determines the course and outcome of ontogeny, volume 1 concerns how children influence parenting. Volume 2 relates parenting to its biological roots and sets parenting in its ecological framework. Volume 3 distinguishes among the cast of characters responsible for parenting and is revealing of the psychological make-ups and social interests of those individuals. Volume 4 describes problems of parenting as well as the promotion of positive parenting practices.
Written to be read and absorbed in a single sitting, each chapter addresses a different but central topic in parenting, and is rooted in current thinking and theory as well as classic and modern research on that topic. All chapters follow a standard organization including an introduction to the chapter as a whole followed by historical considerations of the topic, a discussion of central issues and theory, a review of classic and modern research, forecasts of future directions for theory and research, and a conclusion. In addition to considering their own convictions and research, the chapter contributors present and broadly interpret all major points of view and central lines of inquiry.
Table of Contents:
Contents: Volume 1: Children and Parenting.Part I:Parenting Children and the Elderly.M.H. Bornstein, Parenting Infants. C.P. Edwards, Parenting Toddlers. W.A. Collins, M.L. Harris, A. Susman, Parenting During Middle Childhood. G.N. Holmbeck, R.L. Paikoff, J. Brooks-Gunn, Parenting Adolescents. S.H. Zarit, D.J. Eggebeen, Parent-Child Relationships in Adulthood and Old Age. Part II:Parenting Various Kinds of Children.W. Furman, Parenting Siblings. B.I. Fagot, Parenting Boys and Girls. H. Lytton, J.K. Singh, L. Gallagher, Parenting Twins. S. Goldberg, B. DiVitto, Parenting Children Born Preterm. R.M. Hodapp, Parenting Children With Down Syndrome and Other Types of Mental Retardation. K.H. Rubin, S.L. Stewart, X. Chen, Parents of Aggressive and Withdrawn Children. D.H. Feldman, J. Piirto, Parenting Talented Children. Volume 2: Biology and Ecology of Parenting.Part I:Biology of Parenting.J.S. Rosenblatt, Hormonal Basis of Parenting in Mammals. K.A. Bard, Parenting in Primates. A.S. Fleming, C.M. Corter, Psychobiology of Maternal Behavior in Nonhuman Mammals. C.M. Corter, A.S. Fleming, Psychobiology of Maternal Behavior in Human Beings. H. Papousek, M. Papousek, Intuitive Parenting. Part II:Ecology of Parenting.A.E. Gottfried, A.W. Gottfried, K. Bathurst, Maternal and Dual-Earner Employment Status and Parenting. E. Hoff-Ginsberg, T. Tardif, Socioeconomic Status and Parenting. C.T. Garcia Coll, E.C. Meyer, L. Brillon, Ethnic and Minority Parenting. S. Harkness, C. Super, Culture and Parenting. R.H. Bradley, Environment and Parenting. V. French, History of Parenting. R.M. Lerner, D.R. Castellino, P.A. Terry, F.A. Villarruel, M.H. McKinney, Developmental Contextual Perspective on Parenting. Volume 3: Status and Social Conditions of Parenting.Part I:Who Is the Parent.K.E. Barnard, L.K. Martell, Mothering. R.D. Parke, Fathers and Families. M. Weinraub, M.B. Gringlas, Single Parenthood. P.K. Smith, Grandparenthood. J. Brooks-Gunn, P.L. Chase-Lansdale, Adolescent Parenthood. K.A. Clarke-Stewart, V.D. Allhusen, D.C. Clements, Nonparental Caregiving. P. Zukow-Goldring, Sibling Caregivers. D.M. Brodzinsky, R. Lang, D.W. Smith, Parenting Adopted Children. E.M. Hetherington, M.M. Stanley-Hagan, Parenting in Divorced and Remarried Families. C.J. Patterson, Lesbian and Gay Parenthood. Part II:Social Conditions of Parenting.C.M. Heinicke, Determinants of the Transition to Parenting. J.J. Goodnow, Parents' Knowledge and Expectations. A.V. McGillicuddy-De Lisi, I.E. Sigel, Parental Beliefs. G.W. Holden, Parental Attitudes Toward Childrearing. M. Cochran, S. Niego, Parenting and Social Networks. J. Garbarino, K. Kostelny, Parenting and Public Policy. P.M. Pagliocca, G.B. Melton, V. Weisz, P.M. Lyons, Jr., Parenting and the Law. Volume 4: Applied and Practical Parenting.Part I:Applied Issues in Parenting.M. Rutter, Maternal Deprivation. B.J. Wilson, J.M. Gottman, Marital Interaction and Parenting. K.P. Meadow-Orlans, Parenting With a Sensory or Physical Disability. T. Field, Psychologically Depressed Parents. L.C. Mayes, Substance Abuse and Parenting. F.A. Rogosch, D. Cicchetti, A. Shields, S.L. Toth, Parenting Dysfunction in Child Maltreatment. Part II:Practical Considerations in Parenting.G.B. Hickson, E.W. Clayton, Parents and Their Children's Doctors. B.J. Tinsley, N.B. Lees, Health Promotion for Parents. P. Chamberlain, G.R. Patterson, Discipline and Child Compliance in Parenting. N. Eisensberg, B. Murphy, Parenting and Children's Moral Development. R.J. Sternberg, W.M. Williams, Parenting Toward Cognitive Competence. K. Crnic, M. Acevedo, Everyday Stresses and Parenting. A. Sanson, M.K. Rothbart, Child Temperament and Parenting. A. Dorr, B.E. Rabin, Parents, Children, and Television. I.C. Uzgiris, C. Raeff, Play in Parent-Child Interactions. G.W. Ladd, K.D. Le Sieur, Parents and Children's Peer Relationships. A.S. Honig, Choosing Child Care for Young Children. L.J. Connors, J.L. Epstein, Parent and School Partnerships.
Review :
Praise for the first edition:
"The chapters in this Handbook are thoughtful, current, detailed, and thorough....an invaluable source for scholars interested in human development, family relationships, and child care; educators involved in the design, implementation, or evaluation of programs aimed at parents; practitioners who work directly with parents and children; and policymakers concerned with child and family development. Although the four-volume set is understandably expensive, the quality and comprehensiveness of the book make it well worth the investment for scholars who specialize in parenting and parent-child relationships. At the very least, individuals should insist that their institutional libraries order the entire set for their reference collections."
—Contemporary Psychology
Praise for the first edition:
"It is especially admirable...that Marc Bornstein not only took on this daunting task, but successfully produced a handbook that is definitive--remarkable for its breadth of coverage, for the expertise of its contributors and the quality of chapters that they have written, and for the heuristic value that these volumes contain....a multidisciplinary treasure."
—Journal of Adolescence
"...this handbook is a remarkable achievement, not the least of which was that of bringing together such a large and distinguished group of contributors from so many different fields and with such varied scientific backgrounds and orientations....This valuable work should be made more accessible to parents, students, and researchers."
—Contemporary Psychology
"Concerned with different types of parents and the forces that shape parenting, this volume...deals specifically with parent-child relationships throughout the lifespan and the parenting of children of different physical, behavioral, and intellectual needs."
