Fatherhood : contemporary theory, research, and social policy

Shifting marriage and divorce patterns, transformation in the workplace, the growth of the women's movement and the development of the men's movement, all these social and cultural changes have changed fathers' traditional family roles and forced a reexamination of how fathers and children interact. Progress in this new understanding of fathers is highlighted in Fatherhood, a volume of empirical and theoretical research on fathers in families. The research pieces, written by such well-known scholars as Furstenberg, Seltzer, and Greif, examine differences in culture, class, nationality, and custodial status. The chapters focus on legal, economic, and policy questions, as well as on the interaction between fathers and children within the family. Some of the topics explored are fathers' involvement in child care, fathering in the inner city, and single fathers who have custody of their children. Fatherhood is the most current assessment of our research base on fatherhood available for professional, scholarly, and classroom use and is important reading for those interested in men's studies, family studies, gender studies, sociology, psychology, and social work.

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 Interventions PART TWO: FATHERHOOD RESEARCH AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE Paternal Involvement and Perception toward Fathers' Roles - Masako Ishii-Kuntz A Comparison between Japan and the United States Fathering in the Inner-City - Frank F Furstenberg Jr Paternal Participation and Public Policy Fathering Behavior and Child Outcomes - Jane Mosley and Elizabeth Thomson The Role of Race and Poverty What Fathers Say about Involvement with Children after Separation - Judith A Seltzer and Yvonne Brandreth Single Fathers with Custody - Geoffrey L Greif and Alfred DeMaris Do They Change over Time? Stepfathers with Minor Children Living at Home - William Marsiglio Parenting Perceptions and Relationship Quality The Fathers' Rights Movement - Carl Bertoia and Janice Drakich Contradictions in Rhetoric and Practice The Future of Fatherhood - Scott Coltrane Social, Demographic and Economic Influences on Men's Family Involvements