pt. 1. Men's roles in families : a look back, a look forward. From patriarchy to androgyny and other myths : placing men's family roles in historical perspective / Steven Mintz The invisible man revisited : comments on the life course, history, and men's roles in American families / Linda M. Burton and Anastasia R. Snyder On the flexibility of fatherhood / Andrew J. Cherlin Fatherhood then and now / Michael E. Lamb pt. 2. Men's investment in parenthood. Human parental investment and fertility : the life histories of men in Albuquerque / Hillard S. Kaplan, Jane B. Lancaster, and Kermyt G. Anderson Why should fathers father? / Patricia Draper In search of a theory : men's fertility and parental investment in modern economics / William Marsiglio Subjectivity and practicality in mating and parenting decisions / Catherine A. Surra
pt. 3. Marital relations : what do men contribute? Toward a process model of men in marriages and families / John Mordechai Gottman
Gender, power, and emotional expression : social and historical contexts for a process model of men in marriages and families / Scott Coltrane
The importance of variation among men and the benefits of feminism for families / Julia McQuillan and Myra Marx Ferree
Marriages in men's lives / Steven L. Nock
pt. 4. Fathers : when do they make a difference? More than money ? : men's contributions to their children's lives / Paul R. Amato
Paternal influence and children's well-being : limits of, and new directions for, understanding / Jay Belsky
Social capital and the role of fathers in the family / Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr.
Men's contributions to children and social policy / Judith A. Seltzer
Men in families : looking back, looking forward / Susan L. Brown and Matthew F. Bumpus.
