Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: What Is Parenthood? Proposing Two Models
6. 1. Toward an Integrative Account of Parenthood 19
7. 2. A Diversity Approach to Parenthood in Family Life and Family Law 41
8. Part II: Institutions: Is Parenthood Separable from Marriage (or Couplehood) When It Comes to Fostering Child Well-Being?
9. 3. Uncoupling Marriage and Parenting 65
10. 4. The Anthropological Case for the Integrative Model 85
11. Part III: Rights: What Rights Are at Stake? How Should the Rights of Adults and Children Shape the Law of Parenthood?
12. 5. Legal Parenthood, Natural and Legal Rights, and the Best Interests of the Child: An Integrative View 105
13. 6. Family Diversity and the Rights of Parenthood 124
14. Part IV: Child Outcomes and Forms of Parenthood: Does One Model Produce, on Average, Better Outcomes for Children? For Society?
15. 7. A Case for Integrated Parenthood 147
16. 8. Developmental Outcomes for Children Raised by Lesbian and Gay Parents 171
17. Part V: Attachment: (How Much) Does Biology Matter?
18. 9. Biological and Psychological Dimensions of Integrative Attachments 193
19. 10. Parenting Matters: An Attachment Perspective 214
20. Part VI: Gender Equality, Gender Difference, and Parenthood: Are There Gender Differences in Parenting? Should Difference Make a Difference?
21. 11. Gender and Parentage: Family Law’s Equality Project in Our Empirical Age 237
22. 12. Can Parenting Be Equal? Rethinking Equality and Gender Differences in Parenting 257
23. Part VII: Globalization and Parenthood: How Do Family Immigration and Transnational Parenting Shape Parenthood? How Should They Inform Debates over Parenthood?
24. 13. Transnationalism of the Heart: Familyhood across Borders 279
25. 14. Transnational Mothering and Models of Parenthood: Ideological and Intergenerational Challenges in Filipina Migrant Families 299
26. Part VIII: Now What? Given Current Indicators, Can the “Toothpaste Go Back in the Tube”? Should It?
27. 15. Of Human Bonding: Integrating the Needs and Desires of Women, Men, and the Children Their Unions Produce 321
28. 16. The Other Side of the Demographic Revolution: Social Policy and Responsible Parenthood 340
29. Epilogue 361
30. About the Contributors 373
31. Index 377