Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Preface ix
1 How Do Fathers Influence Children’s Development? Let Me Count the Ways 1Michael E. Lamb
2 Fatherhood and Masculinity 27Joseph H. Pleck
3 Paternal Involvement: Revised Conceptualization and Theoretical Linkages with Child Outcomes 58Joseph H. Pleck
4 The Development and Significance of Father–Child Relationships in Two-Parent Families 94Michael E. Lamb and Charlie Lewis
5 Fathers, Marriages, and Families: Revisiting and Updating the Framework for Fathering in Family Context 154E. Mark Cummings, Christine E. Merrilees, and Melissa Ward George
6 Fathers, Children, and Divorce 177Paul R. Amato and Cassandra Dorius
7 Custody and Parenting Time: Links to Family Relationships and Well-Being After Divorce 201William V. Fabricius, Sanford L. Braver, Priscila Diaz, and Clorinda E. Velez
8 Fathers in Fragile Families 241Marcia J. Carlson and Sara S. McLanahan
9 Stepfathers’ Lives: Exploring Social Context and Interpersonal Complexity 270William Marsiglio and Ramon Hinojosa
10 Fathers From Low-Income Backgrounds: Myths and Evidence 296Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda and Karen E. McFadden
11 Gay Fathers 319Susan Golombok and Fiona Tasker
12 Fathering in Japan, China, and Korea: Changing Contexts, Images, and Roles 341David W. Shwalb, Jun Nakazawa, Toshiya Yamamoto, and Jung-Hwan Hyun
13 Fathers, Families, and Children’s Well-Becoming in Africa 388A. Bame Nsamenang
14 Fathers’ Roles in Hunter-Gatherer and Other Small-Scale Cultures 413Barry S. Hewlett and Shane J. Macfarlan
15 Fatherhood in the Context of Immigration 435Roni Strier and Dorit Roer-Strier
16 Including Fathers in Clinical Interventions for Children and Adolescents 459Vicky Phares, Ariz Rojas, Idia B. Thurston, and Jessica C. Hankinson
17 Fathers of Children with Developmental Disabilities 486Elaine E. MacDonald and Richard P. Hastings
18 Father Involvement and Public Policies 517Natasha J. Cabrera
19 Fathers, Work, and Family Policies in Europe 551Margaret O’Brien and Peter Moss
20 Changing Policies Regarding Separated Fathers in Australia 578Patrick Parkinson
Author Index 615
Subject Index 644