CHAPTER 5. Moving Through the Life Cycle: Family Experiences in Early to
Middle Adulthood

CHAPTER LINKS

On procreation, contraception, and abortion:
http://www.agi-usa.org/
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/Library/SEXUALITYEDUCATION
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org

Practical material on parenting:
http://www.outreach.missouri.edu/parentlink
http://www.missourifamilies.org

Information on adolescent sexual behavior, teen pregnancy and parenting:
http://www.missourifamilies.org
http://www.childtrends.org

Information on media violence, violence prevention: http://www.childrensdefense.org/education

Information on sibling relationships: http://www.missourifamilies.org

Information on discipline and corporal punishment: http://www.unh.edu/frl/unpubpap.htm

CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Role Congruence and Parent Identity

Cast, A. D. (2004). Well-being and the transition to parenthood; An identity theory approach. Sociological Perspectives, 47: 55-78.

Parenting

Ceballo, R., Lansford, J. E., Abbey, A., & Steward, A. J. (2004). Gaining a child: Comparing the experiences of biological parents, adoptive parents, and stepparents. Family Relations, 53: 38-48.

Danesi, M. (2003). My Son is an Alien: A Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Rowman & Littlefield, Publishers.

Letiecq, B. L. & Koblinsky, S. A. (2004). Parenting in violent neighborhoods: African American fathers share strategies for keeping children safe. Journal of Family Issues, 25: 715-734.

Manning, W. D. (2004). Children and the stability of cohabiting couples. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66: 674-689.

Twenge, J. M., Campbell, W. K., & Foster, C. A. (2003). Parenthood and marital satisfaction: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65: 574-583.

Children's Psychological Well-being

McLeod, J. D., & Owens, T. J. (2004). Psychological well-being in the early life course: Variations by socioeconomic status, gender, and race/ethnicity. Social Psychology Quarterly, 67: 275-278.

Sibling relationships

Downey, D. B., & Condron, D. J. (2004). Playing well with others in kindergarten: The benefit of siblings at home. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66: 333-350.