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Do fathers matter? what science is telling us about the parent we've overlooked

"In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the many myths and stereotypes of fatherhood as he examines the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, a...

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Main Author: Raeburn, Paul
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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Fatherhood > Psychological aspects.
Father and child.
Fathers.
Families > Psychological aspects.
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Summary:"In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the many myths and stereotypes of fatherhood as he examines the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various stages of fatherhood, revealing the profound physiological connections between children and fathers, from conception through adolescence and into adulthood -- and the importance of the relationshp between mothers and fathers. In the process, he challenges the legacy of Freud and mainstream views of parental attachment, and also explains how we can become better parents ourselves."--Book jacket.
Physical Description:272 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780374141042 (hardcover)
0374141045 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Paul Raeburn is a journalist and the author of four books, including Acquainted with the Night . His stories have appeared in Discover , The Huffington Post , The New York Times Magazine , and Psychology Today , among many other publications. A past president of the National Association of Science Writers, Raeburn has been a science editor at BusinessWeek and the Associated Press; and the creator and host of Innovations in Medicine on XM satellite radio. Raeburn lives in New York City with his wife, the writer Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn, and their children.

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