What Is Parenthood?: Contemporary Debates about the Family

by Daniel Cere and Linda C. McClain

Book Overview

Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life--and family law--have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from marriage--or couplehood--when society seeks to foster children's well-being? What is the better model of parenthood from the perspective of child outcomes?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814759424
• ISBN13: 9780814759424
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"