Fatherhood: Contemporary Theory, Research, and Social Policy [Hardcover]

Recent social and cultural changes - such as transformation in the workplace, shifting marriage and divorce patterns, the growth of the women's movement and development of the men's movement - have all served to change the traditional family role of fathers and to force a re-examination of the interaction between fathers and children.

This collection of empirical and theoretical articles presents new theoretical models and the results of current research on the role of fathers in families. The articles cover differences in culture, class, nationality and custodial status and focus on legal, economic and policy questions.Recent social and cultural changes - such as transformation in the workplace, shifting marriage and divorce patterns, the growth of the women's movement and development of the men's movement - have all served to change the traditional family role of fathers and to force a re-examination of the interaction between fathers and children.

This collection of empirical and theoretical articles presents new theoretical models and the results of current research on the role of fathers in families. The articles cover differences in culture, class, nationality and custodial status and focus on legal, economic and policy questions.Foreword - Michael S Kimmel
PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF FATHERHOOD SCHOLARSHIP, THEORY, AND SOCIAL POLICY
Fatherhood Scholarship - William Marsiglio
An Overview and Agenda for the Future
Reshaping Fatherhood - Kerry J Daly
Finding the Models
Rethinking Fathers' Involvement in Child Care - Alan J Hawkins et al
A Developmental Perspective
Developing a Middle-Range Theory of Father Involvement Postdivorce - Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman, Kay Pasley and Cheryl Buehler
Fathers' Diverse Life Course Patterns and Roles - William Marsiglio
Theory and Social Interlã2