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In this volume, experts from several social science disciplines explore the condition under which communities affect children's development and family functioning.

This book is based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on "Creating the Next Generation: Social, Economic, and Psychological Processes Underlying Fertility in Developed Countries," held at the Pennsylvania State University in 2003.

This volume brings leaders throughout the social sciences together to discuss men's current family roles, as well as what the future holds for fathers and husbands. For social and developmental psychologists, and sociologists.

Examines the nature and origin of adolescents' contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships, spanning such diverse topics as the evolutionary roots of these behaviors. This book is useful for academicians and upper-lever undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of human development and family studies and psychology.

This volume addresses how children's personal qualities make their mark on families in ways that may in turn influence children's subsequent development.

In this volume, experts from several social science disciplines explore the condition under which communities affect children's development and family functioning.

Providing a road map for future research, programme development and policymaking this volume serves as an important resource for people interested in learning about variations in the ways families of today are choosing to organize themselves.

Documenting the third in a series of annual symposia on family issues, this text explores the experiences of immigrant families, particularly as they relate to assimilation and adaptation processes. It includes an examination of immigrant families and public policy.

Examines the nature and origin of adolescents' contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships, spanning such diverse topics as the evolutionary roots of these behaviors. This book is useful for academicians and upper-lever undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of human development and family studies and psychology.

This work addresses the social phenomenon of stepfamilies, acknowledging their growing numbers and examining the social factors that lead to their prevalence. It queries how stepchildren are raised; how such families function in later life; and how public policy should adapt to these families.

The topics of the symposia are timely and of significant interest to family researchers. This book focuses on the importance of the differences found among siblings and how they influence interactions between members of the family and behavior outside th

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.