Preface The Two-Parent Advantage Father, Mother, and Infant Partners in Parenting Gender, Individuality, and Identity Nurturance, Discipline, and Morality Intelligence and Creativity Family, School, and Education Assertiveness and Independence Body Image, Athletics, and Fitness Intimacy, Sexuality, and Social Adjustment Child and Family Problems Family, Community, and Society Suggestions for Further Reading Developmental Implications Risk Factors Constructive Approaches Summary
The book would be a vaulable sourcebook for professionals who could refer to it for studies relating to most questions about fathering...Actually, the book is a comprehensive parenting guide for both mothers and fathers. Family Relations
HENRY B. BILLER is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island, where he has taught since 1970. He is a consulting editor to Archives of Sexual Behavior and Sex Roles and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He has contributed to Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child-Development and The Handbook of Developmental Psychology, and he is the author and co-author of eight books including Father Power and Child Maltreatment and Paternal Deprivation. A developmental clinical psychologist, he has worked with a variety of human service organizations serving parents and children.
"[This] is a much needed addition to the growing literature on the
important contributions men make to children. . . . Using the most
recent research, case studies, and personal reflections, Biller
makes a compelling argument against rigid gender roles that keep
mothers overburdened and encourage father neglect. This book will
make an excellent central or supplementary text in psychology and
sociology courses on individual and family development. It is a
book that will be kept for reference long after the course is
over."- Jane R. Dickie Professor of Child Psychology Director of
Women's Studies Hope College
"A unique combination of research findings concerning paternal
involvement in childrearing and advice for parents emerging from
these data. . . . It is rare to find a university researcher who
can skillfully apply his own results, as well as those of
colleagues, to real problems confronting family members."- Norma
Radin Professor Emeritus University of Michigan School of Social
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"Biller's book . . . continues and extends the long-time scholarly
work of Professor Biller in the area of the influence of the father
on child development. In particular, his present emphasis on
father-presence, as opposed to the earlier emphasis on
father-absence, is a unique and valuable contribution, and the work
will be a welcome addition to the study of the role of the father
in child development."- A. Barclay, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Saint Louis University
"Fathers and Families presents a lucid, comprehensive, and
compelling account of the pervasive 'two-parent advantage, ' the
benefits of highly invested and competent paternal care of
children. Biller writes in a crisp, narrative style that is
unencumbered with psychobabble."- Frank Pedersen Research
Professor, Individual and Family Studies University of Delaware
"Henry Biller has written a masterful book on fathers that provides
the most thorough coverage I have ever seen. He blends clinical
insights with research knowledge to reach a level of understanding
about fathers never before achieved. I highly recommend this
book."-John W. Santrock Professor, School of Human Development
University of Texas at Dallas
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