Cowan, Carolyn Pape. When partners become parents : : the big life change for couples / [electronic resource] / Carolyn Pape Cowan and Philip A. Cowan.. — [New York] : : BasicBooks,, c1992.. — xviii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.

Introduction: Becoming a Family -- Pt. I. The New Pioneers. 1. Changing Families in a Changing World. 2. To Be or Not to Be a Parent. 3. The Pregnant Pause: Nine Long Months -- Pt. II. Crossing the Great Divide. 4. What's Happening to Me? 5. What's Happening to Us? 6. Beyond the Doorstep: New Problems, New Solutions. 7. Legacies from Our Parents. 8. Parenting Our Children -- Pt. III. Protecting the Homestead. 9. An Ounce of Prevention: Couples Groups. 10. Talk to Me: Hidden Challenges in Couples' Communication. 11. Who Is at Risk and What Can Be Done?





ISBN: 0465015956 : $24.00 ($32.00 Can.) 9780465015955 0465091601 9780465091607

LCCN: 91055457

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parents--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Parenthood--Longitudinal studies.
Parents--Études longitudinales.--États-Unis
Condition de parents--Études longitudinales.
Ouderschap.

LC Class. No.: HQ755.8 / .C68 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 306.87