Future Families

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<p><i>Future Families</i> explores the variety of family forms which characterize our contemporary culture, while addressing the implications of these increasingly diverse family units on child development.</p><ul><li>Reveals the diversity of new family forms based on the most current research on fathers, same-gender parents, new reproductive technologies, and immigrant families</li><li>Illustrates that children and adults can thrive in a variety of non-traditional family forms</li><li>Shows the interrelatedness of new trends in family organization through the common themes of embedded families and caregiving in community and cultural contexts</li><li>Features an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from works in areas that include child development, family studies, sociology, cross-cultural scholarship, ethnic studies, biology, neuroscience, anthropology and even architecture</li><li>Sets an agenda for future research in the area of families by identifying important gaps in our knowledge about families and parenting</li></ul>

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<p><b>Ross D. Parke</b> is Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, and past Director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He has authored or co-authored several books on the field, including<i>Fathers and Fatherhood</i>,<i>Throwaway Dads</i>,<i>Child Psychology: A Contemporary Perspective</i>, and<i>Social Development</i>.</p>

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