Part I reviews the four major factors that shape parenting practices. Part II features cases written by contributors with extensive experience in parenting practice and research that bring to life the ways in which these four factors influence parenting within their region. Each chapter in Part II follows the same format to provide consistency for comparative purposes: an introduction, historical and political, economic, educational, and societal factors and parenting practices, and a conclusion.
Each case reviews:
Intended for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in families in global context, immigrant families, family or public policy, multiculturalism or cross-cultural psychology, social or cultural development, counseling, social work, or international development taught in human development and family studies, psychology, social work, sociology, anthropology, racial studies, and international relations, this book also appeals to practitioners and researchers interested in family studies and child development and policy and program managers of governments, NGOs, and mental health agencies.
Guerda Nicolas is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Miami.
Anabel Bejarano
is Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Master’s Programs in Counseling at the University of Miami.Debbiesiu L. Lee
is Associate Professor/Associate Chair of the Educational and Psychological Studies Department at the University of Miami.