The Role of the Father in Child Development » (5th Edition)

MICHAEL E. LAMB, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences, Cambridge University, and has served as head of the Section on Social and Emotional Development at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. His current research is concerned with the evaluation, validation, and facilitation of children’s accounts of sexual abuse; the effects of domestic violence on children’s development; the effects of contrasting patterns of early child care on children and their families; and the description of early patterns of infant care in diverse sociocultural ecologies.

New edition of the classic The Role of the Father in Child

Development

The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fourth Edition

brings together contributions from an international group of experts on the

role of fathers in child development. Under the auspices of editor Michael

Lamb, this guide offers a single-source reference for the most recent findings

and beliefs related to fathers and fatherhood.

This new and thoroughly updated edition provides the latest

material on such topics as:

• The development of father-child relationships
• Gay fathers
• The effects of divorce on fathers and children
• Fathers in violent and neglectful families
• Cross-cultural issues of fatherhood
• Fathers in nonindustrialized cultures

The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fourth Edition

helps mental health professionals bridge scientific theories to application and

practice that teach fathers how to positively influence their children's

development.

Contemporary Psychology

. . . a much-welcomed addition to an emerging literature on the father's contribution to child development . . . an important book deserving a place on the shelves of developmental psychologists.