| Situated Fathering: A Focus on Physical and Social Spaces Contributor(s): Marsiglio, William (Author), Roy, Kevin (Author), Fox, Greer Litton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742545687 ISBN-13: 9780742545687 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $146.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Situated Fathering proposes a new theoretical framework for studying how various contingencies of physical space, in conjunction with social/symbolic issues, affect men's identities as fathers and their involvement with children. Written largely for family scholars and students by an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars, this distinct volume of original research explores fathers in a wide range of physical and social spaces. Contributors outline directions for theoretically guided research in specific, often gendered fathering sites. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Men's Studies - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Fatherhood |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 2005001529 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.25" W x 8.91" (1.25 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When men act as parents they do so in diverse physical and social spaces imbued with symbolic meaning. They father in the military overseas, on the farm, in dilapidated inner cities, immersed in ethnic neighborhoods, navigating idealized places of leisure where families go, as stepfathers in spaces where physical dimensions and family meanings intersect, as nonresident fathers managing less than ideal conditions, rolling across the interstate as long-haul truckers, playing catch alongside the house, managing precious family-time in prison work-release programs, as participants in community fatherhood initiatives, etc. Until now, family scholars had not explicitly theorized and focused on how physical space shapes fathers' lives. A distinct volume of theoretical and empirical research, Situated Fathering addresses this oversight by proposing a new framework for studying how various contingencies of physical space, in conjunction with social/symbolic issues, affect men's identities as fathers and their involvement with children. Consistent with public interest in men's efforts to "be there" as providers and caregivers, this book explores issues associated with the barriers and supports to involvement that are part of the physical and social environment. Written largely for family scholars and students, it emphasizes a future-oriented perspective by outlining directions for theoretically guided research in specific, often gendered fathering sites. |
