Essential dads : the inequalities and politics of fathering / Jennifer M. Randles.

By:

Randles, Jennifer M [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]Description: 268 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780520335226
0520335228
9780520335233
0520335236

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Case studies.

DDC classification:

306.874/20973 23

LOC classification:

HQ756 .R355 2020

Contents:

Knowing what a father is -- Being there beyond breadwinning -- Resources for responsibility -- Making a case to mothers -- New fathers and old ideas -- Teaching the essential father -- Having it better -- Appendix : Pregnancy and parenthood in the field.

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Course reserves
Reserve Materials	John Brown University Library	Reserve	HQ 756 .R355 2020	Available		39524100468887	Intercultural Family Seminar

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.