Essential dads : the inequalities and politics of fathering /

"In Essential Dads, sociologist Jennifer Randles shares the stories of more than 60 marginalized men as they sought to become more engaged parents through a government-supported "responsible" fatherhood program. Dads' experiences serve as a unique window into long-standing contro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Randles, Jennifer M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Temas:
Fatherhood > United States > Case studies.
Fatherhood responsibility movement > United States > Case studies.
Parenting > United States > Case studies.
Equality.
Paternité > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Rôle parental > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Fatherhood.
Fatherhood responsibility movement.
Parenting.
United States.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Essential Dads, sociologist Jennifer Randles shares the stories of more than 60 marginalized men as they sought to become more engaged parents through a government-supported "responsible" fatherhood program. Dads' experiences serve as a unique window into long-standing controversies about the importance of fathering, its connection to inequality, and the state's role in shaping men's parenting. With a compassionate and hopeful voice, Randles proposes a more equitable political agenda for fatherhood, one that carefully considers the social and economic factors shaping men's abilities to be involved in their children's lives and the ideologies that rationalize the necessity of that involvement"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (268 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520974388
0520974387

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