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Parenting
A Dynamic Perspective

Fourth Edition
September 2024 | 648 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective explores the interaction between parents and children as they shape each other over time. George Holden and new co-author Amanda Harrist present the latest research on parenting in an engaging and accessible matter. The updated Fourth Edition addresses contemporary issues, such as media influence, diverse family dynamics, and societal challenges, drawing on interdisciplinary research and perspectives. The text takes a life course perspective, exploring the parent-child relationship from the prenatal and infant period through adulthood through an ecological lens.  Readers will have a deeper understanding of effective parenting in a healthy society and will be equipped to apply knowledge to their own lives.

 
PART ONE. Setting the Stage
 
1. Introduction
 
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting
 
3. Determinants of Parenting
 
PART TWO. PARENTING AND DEVELOPMENT
 
4. Becoming a Parent
 
5. Parenting Infants and Toddlers
 
6. Parenting Preschoolers
 
7. Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years
 
8. Parenting Adolescents
 
Part Three. Parenting Today
 
9. Parenting Adult Children
 
10. Parenting in its Contemporary Forms
 
11. Parents at Risk
 
12. Parenting Across Cultures
 
13. Cultural Diversity in U.S. Parents
 
14. Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry
 
15. Parents and Social Policy

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Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • A new chapter on Parenting Adult Children expands the text to cover parenting throughout the lifespan. 
  • New co-author Amanda Harrist brings a fresh perspective and expertise in human development and family sciences to the fourth edition. 
  • Over 300 new articles and new or updated statistics help illustrate the most current and accurate representation of parenting and the family.
  • New coverage of contemporary topics like parental burnout and parenting through the COVID-19 crisis.

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, LGBTQ parents, 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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