Fatherhood

Recent social and cultural changes - such as transformation in the workplace, shifting marriage and divorce patterns, the growth of the women's movement and development of the men's movement - have all served to change the traditional family role of fathers and to force a re-examination of the interaction between fathers and children.This collection of empirical and theoretical articles presents new theoretical models and the results of current research on the role of fathers in families. The articles cover differences in culture, class, nationality and custodial status and focus on legal, economic and policy questions.

Foreword - Michael S KimmelPART ONE: OVERVIEW OF FATHERHOOD SCHOLARSHIP, THEORY, AND SOCIAL POLICYFatherhood Scholarship - William Marsiglio An Overview and Agenda for the FutureReshaping Fatherhood - Kerry J Daly Finding the ModelsRethinking Fathers¿ Involvement in Child Care - Alan J Hawkins et al A Developmental PerspectiveDeveloping a Middle-Range Theory of Father Involvement Postdivorce - Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman, Kay Pasley and Cheryl BuehlerFathers¿ Diverse Life Course Patterns and Roles - William Marsiglio Theory and Social InterventionsPART TWO: FATHERHOOD RESEARCH AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTUREPaternal Involvement and Perception toward Fathers¿ Roles - Masako Ishii-Kuntz A Comparison between Japan and the United StatesFathering in the Inner-City - Frank F Furstenberg Jr Paternal Participation and Public PolicyFathering Behavior and Child Outcomes - Jane Mosley and Elizabeth Thomson The Role of Race and PovertyWhat Fathers Say about Involvement with Children after Separation - Judith A Seltzer and Yvonne BrandrethSingle 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 QualityThe Fathers¿ Rights Movement - Carl Bertoia and Janice Drakich Contradictions in Rhetoric and PracticeThe Future of Fatherhood - Scott Coltrane Social, Demographic and Economic Influences on Men¿s Family Involvements