Description: This is an update of their 1993 book with us. This volume will focus on factors that influence parental behavior. New additions to this volume include fathers/gender of parent, children with special needs, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, and parent e
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"Luster and Okagaki have updated the original text focusing on parental behavior and also included 6 new chapters....The text summarizes the latest research on factors that influence parenting, with each chapter providing a look at one important influence and the linkages among the various factors."
--ADOLESCENCE"Parenting: An Ecological Perspective (2nd ed.)...marks a welcome revisiting of the multiple dimensions of parenting from the perspective of ecological theory. Luster and Okagaki have updated and revised the original text and added six new chapters addressing topics ranging from fathers, to children with special needs, to parent interventions....a considerable resource on parenting for researchers and possibly educators. The array of authors is distinguished..."
--PsycCRITIQUES"Luster and Okagaki have updated the original text focusing on parental behavior and also included 6 new chapters....The text summarizes the latest research on factors that influence parenting, with each chapter providing a look at one important influence and the linkages among the various factors."
--ADOLESCENCE"Parenting: An Ecological Perspective (2nd ed.)...marks a welcome revisiting of the multiple dimensions of parenting from the perspective of ecological theory. Luster and Okagaki have updated and revised the original text and added six new chapters addressing topics ranging from fathers, to children with special needs, to parent interventions....a considerable resource on parenting for researchers and possibly educators. The array of authors is distinguished..."
--PsycCRITIQUES