Revision as of 19:41, 16 February 2016

Introductory section

General problems

Theoretical approaches

Evolutionary approach
Psychodynamic approach
Biological approach

Mixed evidence around the gender difference

Specific examples

Female: puberty differences

Male + Female: sexual behaviour

Mechanisms that may balance out the drawbacks to father absence

Matrilineal support

Presence of a stepfather

No agreement upon effective client treatment

Bibliography

Alexander, R. D. (1974). The evolution of social behaviour. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 5, 325-383.

Amato, P. R. (2010). Research on divorce: Continuing trends and new developments. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 650-666.

Anderson, K. G., Kaplan, H., & Lancaster, J. B. (2007). Confidence of paternity, divorce, and investment in children by Albuquerque men. Evolution and Human Behaviour, 28, 1-10.

Flouri, E., Narayanan, M. K., & Midouhas, E. (2015). The cross-lagged relationship between father absence and child problem behaviour in the early years. Child: Care, Health and Development, 41, 1090-1097.

Gibson, M. A. (2008). Does investment in the sexes differ when fathers are absent? Sex-biased infant survival and child growth in rural Ethiopia. Human Nature, 19, 263-276.

McLanahan, S., Tach, L. & Schneider, D. (2013). The causal effects of father absence. Annual Review of Sociology, 39, 399-427.

Panico, L., Bartley, M., Kelly, Y., McMunn, A. & Sacker, A. (2010). Changes in family structure in early childhood in the millennium cohort study. Population Trends, 142, 75-89.

Pearce, A., Lewis, H. & Law, C. (2013). The role of poverty in explaining health variations in 7-year-old children from different family structures: Findings from the UK millennium cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, 181-189.

Sear, R., & Mace, R. (2008). Who keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child mortality. Evolution and Human Behaviour, 29, 1-18.

Trivers, R. (1972). Parental investment and sexual selection. In B. Campbell (Ed.), Sexual selection and the descent of man (pp. 136-179). London: Heinemann.

Trivers, R., & Willard, D. (1973). Natural selection of parental ability to vary the sex ratio of offspring. Science, 179, 90-92.

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+= Bibliography =
+Alexander, R. D. (1974). The evolution of social behaviour. ''Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 5,'' 325-383.
+Amato, P. R. (2010). Research on divorce: Continuing trends and new developments. ''Journal of Marriage and Family, 72'', 650-666.
+Anderson, K. G., Kaplan, H., & Lancaster, J. B. (2007). Confidence of paternity, divorce, and investment in children by Albuquerque men. ''Evolution and Human Behaviour, 28'', 1-10.
+Flouri, E., Narayanan, M. K., & Midouhas, E. (2015). The cross-lagged relationship between father absence and child problem behaviour in the early years. ''Child: Care, Health and Development, 41'', 1090-1097.
+Gibson, M. A. (2008). Does investment in the sexes differ when fathers are absent? Sex-biased infant survival and child growth in rural Ethiopia. ''Human Nature, 19'', 263-276.
+McLanahan, S., Tach, L. & Schneider, D. (2013). The causal effects of father absence. ''Annual Review of Sociology, 39,'' 399-427.
+Panico, L., Bartley, M., Kelly, Y., McMunn, A. & Sacker, A. (2010). Changes in family structure in early childhood in the millennium cohort study. ''Population Trends, 142,'' 75-89.
+Pearce, A., Lewis, H. & Law, C. (2013). The role of poverty in explaining health variations in 7-year-old children from different family structures: Findings from the UK millennium cohort study. ''Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67,'' 181-189.
+Sear, R., & Mace, R. (2008). Who keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child mortality. ''Evolution and Human Behaviour, 29,'' 1-18.
+Trivers, R. (1972). Parental investment and sexual selection. In B. Campbell (Ed.), ''Sexual selection and the descent of man'' (pp. 136-179). London: Heinemann.
+Trivers, R., & Willard, D. (1973). Natural selection of parental ability to vary the sex ratio of offspring. ''Science, 179,'' 90-92.