Contemporary Parenting

Through a global, multidisciplinary perspective, this book describes how four factors influence parenting practices: a countries historical and political background, the parent's educational history, the economy and the parent's financial standing, and advances in technology. Part 1 reviews each of these factors in detail. Part 2 features cases that illustrate the impact these factors have on parenting practices around the world including Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Research and clinical implications when working with families from various cultures are integrated throughout. Chapters follow the same format to provide consistency for comparative purposes.

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.

Part 1. Framework of Factors Affecting Contemporary Parenting 1. Overview of Historical and Political Factors Affecting Parenting Practices G. Nicolas 2. Overview of Educational Factors Affecting Parenting Practices A. Bejarano, G. Nicolas 3. Overview of Economic Factors Affecting Parenting Practices G. Nicolas 4. Overview of Societal Change Factors Affecting Parenting Practices D.L. Lee Part 2. Illustrations of Contemporary Parenting Across the Globe 5. Parenting and Culture in Argentina P. Carranza 6. Understanding and Contextualizing Parenting in Brazil G.W. Petrucci, J.C. Borsa, S.H. Koller 7. Parenting in Contemporary China: The Dynamics of Interdependence and Independence L. Lin, C. Huang, Q. Wang 8. Is There Something like German Parenting? H. Otto, H. Keller 9. Parenting Practices and Culture in Haiti M. Clemonth-Mathieu, G. Nicolas 10. Parenting among the Arab Bedouins in the Naqab Desert in Israel I. Marey-Sarwan, H. Otto, D. Roer-Strier, H. Keller 11. Parenting In Nigeria: Extended Family Systems and Religious Diversity I. Fatimilehin, A. Hassan 12. Parenting Beliefs and Practices in Poland G. Kmita 13. Parenting and Attachment in Portuguese Families M. Fuertes, M. Santos 14. Contemporary Families in the Kingdom of Thailand: Where Ancient Buddhist Precepts Meet Modern Society A. Payakkakom 15. Challenges to Parenting and Families in the US Virgin Islands G.R. Dudley-Grant, S.J. Parrilla, M. Rivera-Gordon