TY  - GEN
T1  - My baby's father : unmarried parents and paternal responsibility
A1  - Waller, Maureen Rosamond, 1967-
LA  - English
PP  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
YR  - 2002
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1037272854
AB  - About one-third of births in the United States occur to unmarried parents. Evidence suggests that children who grow up in families headed by single parents have worse socioeconomic outcomes than those raised by married parents. "Fatherlessness" has become a byword in public debate and policymaking, yet fundamental questions about unmarried parents and their ideas of paternal responsibility remain unanswered. In My Baby's Father, Maureen R. Waller draws on interviews with unmarried parents whose children receive welfare to address several basic, vital questions: How do low-income mothers and fathers define the father's obligation to his children and explain irresponsible behavior among fathers? How do they negotiate private arrangements of paternal acknowledgment and support? And how do these informal practices interact with mandatory welfare and child-support regulations?The majority of research on low-income families focuses on single mothers. Waller's book also gives a voice to the fathers, historically either excluded from academic and policy discussions or simply characterized as "deadbeat dads" with no sense of paternal responsibility. By documenting the experiences of African-American and white parents simultaneously, Waller illustrates the extent to which beliefs and practices are likely to cut across racial lines. She also shifts the focus from teenagers to adults, who constitute the largest group of unmarried parents. My Baby's Father provides honest glimpses into the lives of unmarried parents. In addition, it offers specific recommendations for social policies that are both better suited to unmarried parents' socioeconomic situations and more responsive to the practices of responsible fatherhood in low-income families
OP  - 203
CN  - HV700.7 .W35 2002eb
SN  - 9781501717383
SN  - 1501717383
SN  - 0801439884
SN  - 9780801439889
SN  - 0801488060
SN  - 9780801488061
KW  - Unmarried fathers : United States.
KW  - Fatherhood.
KW  - Pères célibataires : États-Unis.
KW  - Paternité.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Cultural Policy.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Popular Culture.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Social Services & Welfare.
KW  - Fatherhood
KW  - Unmarried fathers
KW  - United States
KW  - Elterliche Sorge
KW  - Nichtehelicher Vater
KW  - Eheähnliche Gemeinschaft
KW  - USA
KW  - Ouders.
KW  - Ongehuwden.
KW  - Verantwoordelijkheid.
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -