文档介绍：WHAT IS PARENTHOOD?
Families, Law, and Society Series
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What Is Parenthood? Contemporary Debates about the Family
Edited by Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere
What Is Parenthood?
Contemporary Debates about the Family
Edited by
Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere
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McClain, Linda C.
What is parenthood? : contemporary debates about the family /
Linda C. McClain, Daniel Cere.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978 – 0 – 8147 – 2915 – 1 (hardback) ISBN 978 – 0 – 8147 – 5942 – 4 (paper)
ISBN 978 – 0 – 8147 – 2448 – 4 (ebook) ISBN 978 – 0 – 8147 – 8942 – 1 (ebook)
1. Parent and child (Law) — United States. 2. Parenthood — United States.
3. Adoption — Law and legislation — United States.
4. Gay parents — Legal status, laws, etc. — United States.
5. Custody of children — United States. I. Cere, Daniel. II. Title.
2013
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere
Part I: What Is