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Fatherhood : contemporary theory, research, and social policy / edited by William Marsiglio.

Contributor(s): Marsiglio, William | Men's Studies Association (U.S.).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Research on Men and Masculinities Series. v.7edited by Michael S. Kimmel.Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA ; London : Sage Publications, 1995Description: xiii, 320 p. : ill ; 22cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0803957831 (m) (pbk); 0803957823 (v) (hbk).Subject(s): Fatherhood -- United StatesDDC classification: 306.8742
Contents:
Part I: Overview of fatherhood scholarship, theory and social policy -- Part II: Fatherhood research and prospects for the future.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Shifting marriage and divorce patterns, transformation in the workplace, the growth of the women′s movement and the development of the men′s movement, all these social and cultural changes have changed fathers′ traditional family roles and forced a reexamination of how fathers and children interact. Progress in this new understanding of fathers is highlighted in Fatherhood, a volume of empirical and theoretical research on fathers in families. The research pieces, written by such well-known scholars as Furstenberg, Seltzer, and Greif, examine differences in culture, class, nationality, and custodial status. The chapters focus on legal, economic, and policy questions, as well as on the interaction between fathers and children within the family. Some of the topics explored are fathers′ involvement in child care, fathering in the inner city, and single fathers who have custody of their children. Fatherhood is the most current assessment of our research base on fatherhood available for professional, scholarly, and classroom use and is important reading for those interested in men′s studies, family studies, gender studies, sociology, psychology, and social work.

"Published in cooperation with the Men's Studies Association, a Task Group of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism.".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-301) and indexes.

Part I: Overview of fatherhood scholarship, theory and social policy -- Part II: Fatherhood research and prospects for the future.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Part 1 Overview of Fatherhood Scholarship, Theory, and Social Policy
  • Fatherhood Scholarship
  • An Overview and Agenda for the Future
  • Reshaping Fatherhood
  • Finding the Models
  • Rethinking Fathers' Involvement in Child Care
  • A Developmental Perspective
  • Developing a Middle-Range Theory of Father Involvement Postdivorce
  • Fathers' Diverse Life Course Patterns and Roles
  • Theory and Social Interventions
  • Part 2 Fatherhood Research and Prospects For the Future
  • Paternal Involvement and Perception toward Fathers' Roles
  • A Comparison between Japan and the United States
  • Fathering in the Inner-City
  • Paternal Participation and Public Policy
  • Fathering Behavior and Child Outcomes
  • The Role of Race and Poverty
  • What Fathers Say about Involvement with Children after Separation
  • Single Fathers with Custody
  • Do They Change over Time?
  • Stepfathers with Minor Children Living at Home
  • Parenting Perceptions and Relationship Quality
  • The Fathers' Rights Movement
  • Contradictions in Rhetoric and Practice
  • The Future of Fatherhood
  • Social, Demographic and Economic Influences on Men's Family Involvements