Contemporary Parenting and Parenthood: From News Headlines to New Research

Headlines from news sources are combined with the latest and best social science research to offer scholars, practitioners, and parents a much-needed source for understanding contemporary American parenthood.

• Includes up-to-date research on parenting topics covered in news stories

• Incorporates the expertise of editor Michelle Janning, an award-winning teacher and leader in national organizations dedicated to family studies

• Helps to clarify parenting debates through sociological inquiry, instead of giving advice on how to parent

• Serves multiple audiences, including students and practitioners in professions working with parent-child relationships, scholars looking for the best new research in the field of parenting and parenthood, and parents who want to understand the larger context in which they operate on a daily basis

• Offers a range of viewpoints on parenting issues in a clearly organized format