ISBN:
9781787435018
,
9781787435391
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (122 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.3
Keywords:
Fatherhood United States
;
Parenting United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
An in-depth sociological look at stay-at-home fathers' familial experiences for a deeper understanding of this new familial role, of men's evolving masculinity and fathering identities, and the interaction of community and sense of belonging among those considered "outsiders
Abstract:
Front Cover -- The Lives of Stay-at-Home Fathers: Masculinity, Carework and Fatherhood in the United States -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The Landscape of Fatherhood and Stay-at-Home Fathering -- Scholarship about Stay-at-Home Fathers -- Chapters in this Book -- Chapter 2 How and Who: Information on the Study and the Men in this Book -- Methods -- Sample Characteristics -- Reasons for Staying at Home -- Chapter 3 "There is Hardness Sometimes": Masculine Identities and Emasculation -- Challenges to the Masculinity -- Responses to Challenges -- Challenging Others -- Acceptance of Nontraditional Status -- Supporting Wives' Careers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 "Doing this Well is Honorable": The Meaning of Fathering -- Falling Short of Parenting Standards -- Developing New Parenting Skills -- Relationship with Children -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 "Somewhere there is a Pillow with My Name on It": Housework Contributions -- Division of Housework -- Making Sense of Housework -- Professionalization of Housework -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 "A Daddy in a Mommy World": Social Networks and Community -- Praise for Being a Stay-at-Home Father -- Isolation and Exclusion -- Exclusionary Practices and Isolation -- Responses to Exclusion -- "I Just Don't Know Anybody" -- "You Have to Joke About It" -- Hiding One's Status -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Stay-at-Home Fathering: The Evolution of Fathering, Masculinity, and Family Life -- References -- Index
URL:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787435018
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