--Excerpt from Journal Review Below “I
learned more about fathers from this book
than I have from anything I have read on this topic. . . . The
editors and
authors challenge readers to understand this prosaic feature of life as
problematic. By considering how men in diverse situations interact with their children, and how they understand
the meaning of those interactions, we come to a better
understanding of the social role of fatherhood. But we also come
to recognize
how central spaces are in the lives of men and their children.
Whether the
context is a prison, a farm, an abandoned inner rustbelt city, or a
suburban
backyard, space is integral to “doing fatherhood.” --Steven
Nock, Contemporary
Sociology, July 2006 --Excerpts from Jacket Cover Below "Situated Fathering makes an outstanding contribution to how we understand fathers' lives in their many, varied contexts: physical, institutional, cultural, and social. A must-read for serious students of fatherhood, researchers, and policy-makers." --Joseph H. Pleck, University of Illinois "Focusing on the link between fathers' experiences and the social organization of space, Marsiglio, Roy, and Fox provide a powerful framework for understanding the social conditions that foster or undermine involved fathering. Situated Fathering highlights how men negotiiate varieties of fatherhood in a range of often-overlooked settings, from farms to inner cities to prisons and beyond. An important contribution that helps us see all fathers--and, indeed, all parents--in a new way." --Kathleen
Gerson, New York University --Reviews from Book Jacket |
