Constructing Fatherhood

Constructing Fatherhood
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 144622497X
ISBN-13 : 9781446224977
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Book Synopsis Constructing Fatherhood by : Deborah Lupton Lesley Barclay

Download or read book Constructing Fatherhood written by Deborah Lupton Lesley Barclay and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-08-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a very impressive book. Its coverage of contemporary discourses of fatherhood is comprehensive. The theoretical stance is one that allows for complexity and fluidity. The authors write well, making even esoteric sociological and cultural theory accessible. I recommend it' - "British Journal of Social Work " Constructing Fatherhood provides an analysis of the social, cultural and symbolic meanings of fatherhood in contemporary western societies. The authors draw on poststructuralist theory to analyze the representation of fatherhood in the expert' literature of psychology, sociology and the health sciences, and in popular sources such as television, film, advertisements and child-care and parenting manuals and magazines. Men's own accounts of first-time fatherhood are also drawn upon, including four individual case studies.


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