Family Studies Arena

Why Love Matters

How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain

• By Sue Gerhardt

Why Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and...

Published June 24th 2004 by Routledge.

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Family Investments in Children's Potential

Resources and Parenting Behaviors That Promote Success

• Edited by Ariel Kalil, Thomas DeLeire

The papers in this volume bring together a cross-disciplinary mix of researchers--developmental psychologists, evolutionary biologists, economists, anthropologists, and sociologists--working on the common theme of investments...

Published June 2nd 2004 by Routledge.

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International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse

A Cognitive Ecological Approach

• Edited by Kathleen Malley-Morrison

In this book, in which definitions and examples of abuse from men and women from every continent and a very diverse set of backgrounds are...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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Couple Observational Coding Systems

• Edited by Patricia K. Kerig, Donald H. Baucom

A companion volume to Family Observational Coding Systems, this book moves from the triad to the dyad and provides a showcase for significant developments in...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy

• Edited by Debra J. Mashek, Arthur Aron

This handbook brings together the latest thinking on the scientific study of closeness and intimacy from some of the most active and widely recognized relationship...

Published February 11th 2004 by Psychology Press.

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Continuity and Change in Family Relations

Theory, Methods and Empirical Findings

• Edited by Rand D. Conger, Frederick O. Lorenz, K.A.S. Wickrama

The chapters in this volume were developed as a follow-up to the Summer Institute entitled "Continuity and Change: Family Structure and Process" conducted by the...

Published February 3rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Children of Divorce

Stories of Loss and Growth

• By John H. Harvey, Mark A. Fine

Children of Divorce features excerpts of stories collected from hundreds of young people. The narratives embrace such themes as despair, chaos in the family, and...

Published January 22nd 2004 by Psychology Press.

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Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and Their Children

• Edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

The area of work and family is a hot topic in the social sciences and appeals to scholars in a wide range of disciplines. There...

Published December 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Conceptualizing and Measuring Father Involvement

• Edited by Randal D. Day, Michael E. Lamb

After decades of focusing on the mother's role in parenting, family studies researchers have turned their attention to the role of the father in parenting...

Published September 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Children's Influence on Family Dynamics

The Neglected Side of Family Relationships

• Edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring. The...

Published March 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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