ISBN:
9780898591903
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (289 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Fatherhood and Family Policy
DDC:
306.85
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Fatherhood and Social Policy in International Perspective: An Introduction; Outline of the Volume; 2. Paternal Child Care as a Policy Relevant Social Phenomenon and Research Topic: The Question of Values; Introduction; The Social Context of Paternal Child Care: Implications for Values; The Transmission of Changing Cultural Norms: Implications for Paternal Child Care as an Emergent Pattern; Value Considerations in Research on Fathers: Implications for Policy; Summary
Description / Table of Contents:
3. Fatherhood and Social Policy: Some Insights from a Comparative PerspectiveIntroduction; Social Policy and Family Policy: Defining the Terms; Gender in Social and Family Policies; Family Policy in the 1980s; Conclusion; 4. The Swedish Parental Insurance Policy: An Experiment in Social Engineering; The Goals of Family Policy; The Parental Insurance Scheme; Utilization of Parental Leave by Fathers; Factors Limiting Utilization of Paid Parental Leave by Fathers; 5. The Father's Case in Child Custody Disputes: The Contributions of Psychological Research; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
The Development of the Best Interests GuidelineThe Relevance of Psychological Research to Judicial Issues; Fathers in the Intact Family; The Effects of Divorce on Children and Their Parents; Fathers as Single Parents; Summary and Conclusions; 6. The Fatherhood Project; The Problem; Goals and Objectives; Description of Activities; Summary; 7. The Gender Dilemma in Social Welfare: Who Cares for Children?; The Father as Asset; The Father as Problem; The Father as an Irrelevant Figure; The " Proper" Gender of Caretakers; Summary and Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
8. Fathers and Child Welfare Services: The Forgotten Clients?Devaluation of the Father's Role; Fathers as a Subculture; Summary; 9. Increased Paternal Participation: The Fathers' Perspective; Paternal Participation; Possible Impact of Increased Participation on Fathers; Factors That May Influence Paternal Participation; Summary and Conclusions; 10. Increased Fathering: Effects on the Mother; Will Paternal Participation Increase?; Effects on the Mother; Summary and Conclusions; 11. Increased Father Participation and Child Development Outcomes
Description / Table of Contents:
Research Strategies Employed in the Study of Paternal InfluencesProcesses by Which Paternal Influence May Be Exerted; Father-Influences on Child Development; Similarities and Differences in Findings for Paternal Influence in Traditional and High-Father-Involved Families; Gaps in Our Knowledge About the Influences of Highly Participant Fathers; 12. Costs and Benefits of Increased Paternal Involvement in Childrearing: The Societal Perspective; Preferences For the Nuclear Family Arrangement; Changing Family Roles; Consequences; Toward Increased Paternal Involvement
Description / Table of Contents:
Determinants of Paternal Involvement
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
