Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives edited by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda and Natasha Cabrera Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002, 658 pp, $150.00. This book is intended to whet the appetite for those who may have even a remote interest in father involvement. The book’s subtitle, “Multidisciplinary Perspectives,” holds true to form. It provides a necessary framework for understanding key theory concerning research and policy in various scientific disciplines from demography to public policy and everything in between. The book is divided into six sections: (1) The Demography of Fathers, (2) Father Involvement and Child Development, (3) Father Involvement: Sociological and…