More than the sum of its parts? Contemporary fatherhood policy, practice and discourse
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- Esther Dermott
- University of Bristol, UK
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- Tina Miller
- Oxford Brookes University, UK
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2015-07
- DOI
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- 10.1332/204674315x14212269138324
- 公開者
- Bristol University Press
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説明
<jats:p>The ‘involved’ father, who is emotionally and economically engaged, has become a recognisable ideal in many Western societies. Policy changes have to varying degrees endorsed practices of involvement especially around the time of birth and during the early weeks and months of a child’s life. Discursive changes are discernible too as men engage a language of caring, bonding and emotional, intimate connection through ‘being there’ as a father. And research on the everyday practices of fathers also indicates some degree of change. But how far are these shifts indicative of a new type of fatherhood? In this article we document key research findings, assess their significance and most importantly assess what is the cumulative effect of these changes. We conclude that while contemporary practices of fathering must be understood and explained within broader cultural and economic milieu, the multiplicity of shifts does indeed infer a new durability. </jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Families, Relationships and Societies
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Families, Relationships and Societies 4 (2), 183-195, 2015-07
Bristol University Press