Who's Fit to be a Parent? Book

Who's Fit to be a Parent? conducts a thorough and wide-ranging investigation into how society currently judges parents by looking at the professionals who assess parenting skills and examining the charges that are made against certain ``unfit'' groups who are, nonetheless, becoming more widespread as parents (for example, those who are single, gay/lesbian, disabled, or drug-addicted). Bringing together professional and academic research which challenges traditional views of how to assess parenting with the personal experiences of a wide range of ``non-conventional'' families, Mukti Jain Campion also examines the role of the media in guiding public opinion and opening up the boundaries of what is considered ``normal.'' The book concludes with a challenging proposal for a new framework by which to understand and assess parenting in the twenty-first century.Read More