Parent-Child Relations : An Introduction to Parenting
ISBN: 9780135002193 | 0135002192
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 12/28/2008
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The world has changed since the first edition of this pioneering text was published in 1979, and with it the context of parenting has changed. Parents today must not just help their children learn socialization, but also teach them the skills and abilities they need to cope with the rapidly changing society of their future. Using the family systems model, The author explains how families function, how they strive to maintain stability over time, and how they change and adapt as children grow up.The book offers the following pedagogical tools to... MORE
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| Parent-Child Relations in Social Context | |
| Ecology of Parent-Child Relations | |
| Cultural Perspectives | |
| Theoretical Perspectives on Parent-Child Relations | |
| Parenting Strategies | |
| The Work of Parenting | |
| The Transition to Parenthood | |
| Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
| Pa... MORE | |
| Parenting Preschoolers | |
| Parenting School-Age Children | |
| Parenting Adolescents and Young Adults | |
| Challenges for Contemporary Parents and Children | |
| Parenting in Single-Parent Family Systems | |
| Parenting in Stepfamily Systems | |
| Homosexuality and Parenting | |
| Adolescent Parents | |
| Parent-Child Relations in High-Risk Families | |
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| References | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Jerry J. Bigner, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service in higher education. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of life-span human development, parent-child relations, theories of human development and family studies, marriage and family relationships, early childhood education, and research methods in human development and family studies. He also has completed all course work and practicum requirements in marriage and family therapy and continues to work towards licensure in this area. His text, Parent-Child Relations, is now in its 8th edition, and he has two published texts in life-span human development and family studies. He is the author or co-author of over 50 research articles focusing primarily on parent-child relations as well as relationship and family therapy issues. He is Editor of the Journal of GLBT Family Studies and serves on Editorial Board of the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy. He is a research member of the American Family Therapy Academy and is a member of the National Council on Family Relations. Dr. Bigner is a 2005 Centennial Laureate Award recipient of the College of Human Sciences, Florida State University. He also is the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient of the College of Human Sciences, Florida State University.
