Parents and Children

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Contents: Introduction Part I Becoming a Parent: The position of the father in European legislation, Marie-ThA(c)rAse Meulders-Klein The French 'tradition' of anonymous birth: the lines of argument, Nadine Lefaucheur Families, assisted reproduction and the law, Rebecca Probert Do parents influence the sexual orientation of their children? Findings from a longitudinal study of lesbian families, Susan Golombok and Fiona Tasker. Part II The Status and Obligations of Parenthood: Are parents morally obliged to care for their own children?, John Eekelaar Conceptions of parental autonomy, Colin M. Macleod The myth of parental rights, Phillip Montague. Part III Issues of Upbringing: Whose life is it anyway?, Michael Freeman Religion, culture and conviction a the medical treatment of young children, Caroline Bridge Punishing parents for the crimes of their children, Raymond Arthur Am I my child's keeper? Parental liability in negligence, Stanley Yeo Family values in the classroom? Reconciling parental wishes and children's rights in state schools, Laura Lundy. Part IV Adolescence: Rearing adolescents in contemporary society, Stephen A. Small and Gay Eastman The parenting of adolescents in Britain today, John C. Coleman Rethinking Gillick, Michael Freeman. Part V Child Support: Unwilling fathers and abortion: terminating men's child support obligations, Sally Sheldon A theory of child support, Scott Altman. Part VI Parental Separation, Divorce and Children: Parental predivorce relations and offspring postdivorce well-being, Alan Booth and Paul R. Amato Inter-parental conflict and children's adaptation to separation and divorce: theory, research and implications for family law, practice and policy, Gordon T. Harold and Mervyn Murch Child custody in the age of children's rights: the search for a just and workable standard, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse Parent-child contact in Australia: exploring 5 different post-separation patterns of parenting, Bruce Smyth. Part VII Child Abuse and State Intervention: Lessons from America? Learning from child protection policy in the USA, Caroline Keenan Children's rights and the use of physical force, Jane Fortin What do we know about child neglect? A critical review of the literature and its application to social work practice, Karen Tanner and Danielle Turney Emotional signs, Stephen Wolkind. Part VIII Social Parenthood and Adoption: Cinderella's challenge a adjustment to stepfamilies in the 1990s, Galia Bar-Hava and Jan Pryor Parental responsibility and parenting a the needs of accommodated children in long-term foster-care, Gillian Schofield The legal management of (social) parenthood: adoption and Dutch family policy, Carolus van Nijnatten and Willibrord de Graaf Adoption: the nature of policy shifts in England and Wales, 1972a 2002, Jane Lewis Index.