FATHERS AND FAMILIES: Paternal Factors in Child Development.

Biller, Henry B.

ISBN 10: 0865692084 / ISBN 13: 9780865692084

Published by Auburn House, Westport, CT, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FATHERS AND FAMILIES: Paternal Factors in Child Development.
• Publisher: Auburn House, Westport, CT
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865692084
• ISBN 13: 9780865692084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: FINE
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Synopsis

Biller gives compelling evidence that fathers--so relatively under-researched--are very important to sound child development. He focuses on the positive results of active paternal involvement that affect an overall family environment, which is distributively nurturing and satisfying. The presence of a caring father encourages a child's body image, self-esteem, moral standards, and other important qualities. The child-father relationship is demonstrated to impact later life adjustment. Biller establishes, too, that variations in paternal involvement influence not only children but general family well-being including spousal relationships. This is a needed and timely work essential to understanding fathers' roles and potential in family life.

About the Authors

HENRY B. BILLER is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island, where he has taught since 1970. He is a consulting editor to Archives of Sexual Behavior and Sex Roles and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He has contributed to Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child-Development and The Handbook of Developmental Psychology, and he is the author and co-author of eight books including Father Power and Child Maltreatment and Paternal Deprivation. A developmental clinical psychologist, he has worked with a variety of human service organizations serving parents and children.

HENRY B. BILLER is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island, where he has taught since 1970. He is a consulting editor to Archives of Sexual Behavior and Sex Roles and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He has contributed to Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child-Development and The Handbook of Developmental Psychology, and he is the author and co-author of eight books including Father Power and Child Maltreatment and Paternal Deprivation. A developmental clinical psychologist, he has worked with a variety of human service organizations serving parents and children.