Future families : diverse forms, rich possibilities /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parke, Ross D
Published: John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118602386
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118602355 (ePub)
1118602358 (ePub)
9781118602362 (Adobe PDF)
1118602366 (Adobe PDF)
9781118602379 ( MobiPocket)
1118602374 ( MobiPocket)
9781118602386 (electronic bk.)
1118602382 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: HQ728
CLC: C913.11
Contents: Challenges to the ideal family form -- Changing parental roles: the sharing and redistribution of family responsibility in contemporary families -- Further assaults on the "ideal" family form: divorce, remarriage, single parenthood, and cohabitation -- Same-gender families: are two mothers or fathers good enough? -- How many "parents" are too many?: insights from the assisted reproductive technologies front -- Many mothers, many fathers, many others: insights from diverse ethnic groups in our own culture (past and present) -- Multiple caregivers: harmful or helpful for caregivers themselves