Transition to Parenthood [Hardcover]

Transition to Parenthood moves beyond a one-study focus and captures multidisciplinary work on all families making the transition to parenthood. The book covers societal trends, changes, and most importantly expectations. Focus is also placed on how families are impacted by their surroundings and their individual members. Strengths and limitations of current theories are discussed, as well as how the phenomenon of parenthood requires a combination of both macro- and micro-level theories.This book presents a comprehensive overview of the transition to parenthood. It covers societal trends, changes and, most importantly, expectations. The book also places focus on how families are impacted by their surroundings and their individual members.A History of Fertility in America.- Theoretical Perspectives.- Voluntary versus Involuntary Childlessness.- Diversity.- Demographics.-?Expectations.- Relationship Maintenance.- Children and Money.- Children with Special Needs.- Program Evaluation and Parenting Programs.

As couples marry and society evolves, a new generation of families is answering important questions pondered by professionals and couples alike. When should we have children? How many children should we have? What if we can't conceive? When is adoption an option? Can we--should we--fulfill what is expected of us?

A comprehensive, multidisciplinary handbook boasting findings across traditional areas of study, Transition to Parenthood brings the contemporary family into clear, useful focus. Its expert coverage tracks current trends in family structures, roles, and dynamics, and explores the impact of individual members and the environment on the family unit. A variety of perspectives (e.g., ecological, life course, TPEX) are presented to best apply to clinical understanding, and the book considers topics as varied as the social class factor in women's fertility, patterns of relationship maintenance, and teaching children abolS]