Essential Dads: The Inequalities and Politics of Fathering (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520335233)

In Essential Dads, sociologist Jennifer Randles shares the stories of more than 60 marginalized men as they sought to become more engaged parents through a government-supported "responsible" fatherhood program. Dads' experiences serve as a unique window into long-standing controversies about the importance of fathering, its connection to inequality, and the state's role in shaping men's parenting. With a compassionate and hopeful voice, Randles proposes a more equitable political agenda for fatherhood, one that carefully considers the social and economic factors shaping men's abilities to be involved in their children's lives and the ideologies that rationalize the necessity of that involvement.


Author: Jennifer M. Randles
ISBN-10: 0520335236
ISBN-13: 9780520335233
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2020
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.40d