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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| Μορφή: | Licensed eBooks |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2020]
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2635504 |
| Περίληψη: | "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"-- |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 online resource (268 pages) |
| Βιβλιογραφία: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520974388 0520974387 9780520335226 9780520335233 |