Originally published: Life without father. New York : Martin Kessler Books, c1996.
Introduction to the Transaction edition
Preface
Introduction
pt. 1. Fatherlessness
1. The remarkable decline of fatherhood and marriage
2. The human carnage of fatherlessness
pt. 2. Fathers in history
3. Victorian fathers and the rise of the modern nuclear family
4. The shrinking father and the fall of the nuclear family
pt. 3. Why fathers matter
5. What do fathers do?
6. The essential father
pt. 4. Conclusions
7. Reclaiming fatherhood and marriage
Notes
Index.
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Families without fathers : fathers, marriage and children in American society by David Popenoe. ISBN 9781412810388. Published by Transaction in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
