Introduction to the Special Issue: “Men in Families” Suzanne M. Bianchi Guest editor’s comment Pages: 133 - 133
Father by law: Effects of joint legal custody on nonresident fathers’ involvement with children Judith A. Seltzer Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 135 - 146
Who gets custody? Maria CancianDaniel R. Meyer Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 147 - 157
The impact of child support on cognitive outcomes of young children Laura M. ArgysH. Elizabeth PetersJudith R. Smith Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 159 - 173
Young unwed fathers of afdc children: do they provide support? Anu RangarajanPhilip Gleason Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 175 - 186
Parenting from a distance: The effects of paternal characteristics on contact between nonresidential fathers and their children Elizabeth C. CookseyPatricia H. Craig Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 187 - 200
Paternal involvement with adolescents in intact families: The influence of fathers over the life course Kathleen Mullan HarrisFrank F. FurstenbergJeremy K. Marmer Men’s involvement in parenting in the united states Pages: 201 - 216
Fathers and absent fathers: Sociodemographic similarities in britain and the united states Lynda ClarkeElizabeth C. CookseyGeorgia Verropoulou Men’s reproductive behavior and parenting outside of the united states Pages: 217 - 228
Men matter: Additive and interactive gendered preferences and reproductive behavior in kenya F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo Men’s reproductive behavior and parenting outside of the united states Pages: 229 - 242
Work, income, the economy, and married fathers as child-care providers Lynne M. CasperMartin O’Connell Research notes Pages: 243 - 250
Have african american men become less committed to marriage? Explaining the twentieth century racial cross-over in men’s marriage timing Heather Koball Research notes Pages: 251 - 258
