Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index
Introduction / Ellie Lee -- pt. I. Parenting culture -- 1. Intensive parenting and the expansion of parenting / Charlotte Faircloth -- 2. Experts and parenting culture / Ellie Lee -- 3. The politics of parenting / Jan Macvarish -- 4. Who cares for children? / Jennie Bristow -- pt. II. Essays on parental determinism -- 1. Policing pregnancy : the pregnant woman who drinks / Ellie Lee -- 2. The problem of 'attachment' : the 'detached' parent / Charlotte Faircloth -- 3. Babies' brains and parenting policy : the insensitive mother / Jan Macvarish -- 4. Intensive fatherhood? : the (un)involved dad / Charlotte Faircloth -- 5. The double bind of parenting culture : helicopter parents and cotton wool kids / Jennie Bristow -- Conclusion? Ellie Lee
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Why have the minutiae of how parents raise their children become routine sources of public debate and policy making? This book provides in-depth answers to these features drawing on a wide range of sources from sociology, history, anthropology and psychology, covering developments in both Europe and North America