Forthcoming Parenting and Families Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds

   A Methodological Primer, Third Edition

   By Anthony Pellegrini, Anthony Pellegrini D, Frank Symons, John Hoch

   This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies,...

   To Be Published July 26th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. Handbook of Father Involvement

   Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Second Edition

   Edited by Natasha Cabrera, Catherine Tamis-Lemonda

   This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade. Contributors from a range of disciplines and countries showcase contemporary findings within a new common chapter...

   To Be Published August 2nd 2012 by Routledge Academic
3. Fathers in Cultural Context

   Edited by David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, Michael E. Lamb

   This new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population. International experts on 14 societies/regions discuss cultural and historical influences, variations between and within cultures, and socio economic...

   To Be Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge Academic
4. Young People and the Care Experience

   Research, Policy and Practice

   By Nick Frost, Julie Shaw

   Series: Adolescence and Society Series

   To Be Published October 31st 2012 by Routledge