How Fathers Care for The Next Generation: A Four-Decade Study

by John Snarey, George E. Vaillant

In a four decade, four generation study, the author examines the often overlooked role of the father's involvement in three vital realms of children's social-emotional, intellectual-academic, and physical-athletic. Looking specifically at fathers' relationships with their oldest children during the first two decades of their lives, the author addresses issues of fathering in both childhood and adolescence. He presents portraits of individual father-son and father-daughter relationships, and measures and defines the ways in which "good" fathers are constructively engaged in and supportive of children's growth. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

403 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993