Role of the Father in Child Development

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.

• Contributors viiPreface ix1 How Do Fathers Influence Children’s Development? Let Me Count the Ways 1Michael E. Lamb2 Fatherhood and Masculinity 27Joseph H. Pleck3 Paternal Involvement: Revised Conceptualization and Theoretical Linkages with Child Outcomes 58Joseph H. Pleck4 The Development and Significance of Father–Child Relationships in Two-Parent Families 94Michael E. Lamb and Charlie Lewis5 Fathers, Marriages, and Families: Revisiting and Updating the Framework for Fathering in Family Context 154E. Mark Cummings, Christine E. Merrilees, and Melissa Ward George6 Fathers, Children, and Divorce 177Paul R. Amato and Cassandra Dorius7 Custody and Parenting Time: Links to Family Relationships and Well-Being After Divorce 201William V. Fabricius, Sanford L. Braver, Priscila Diaz, and Clorinda E. Velez8 Fathers in Fragile Families 241Marcia J. Carlson and Sara S. McLanahan9 Stepfathers’ Lives: Exploring Social Context and Interpersonal Complexity 270William Marsiglio and Ramon Hinojosa10 Fathers From Low-Income Backgrounds: Myths and Evidence 296Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda and Karen E. McFadden11 Gay Fathers 319Susan Golombok and Fiona Tasker12 Fathering in Japan, China, and Korea: Changing Contexts, Images, and Roles 341David W. Shwalb, Jun Nakazawa, Toshiya Yamamoto, and Jung-Hwan Hyun13 Fathers, Families, and Children’s Well-Becoming in Africa 388A. Bame Nsamenang14 Fathers’ Roles in Hunter-Gatherer and Other Small-Scale Cultures 413Barry S. Hewlett and Shane J. Macfarlan15 Fatherhood in the Context of Immigration 435Roni Strier and Dorit Roer-Strier16 Including Fathers in Clinical Interventions for Children and Adolescents 459Vicky Phares, Ariz Rojas, Idia B. Thurston, and Jessica C. Hankinson17 Fathers of Children with Developmental Disabilities 486Elaine E. MacDonald and Richard P. Hastings18 Father Involvement and Public Policies 517Natasha J. Cabrera19 Fathers, Work, and Family Policies in Europe 551Margaret O’Brien and Peter Moss20 Changing Policies Regarding Separated Fathers in Australia 578Patrick ParkinsonAuthor Index 615Subject Index 644