Title: Father involvement in young children's lives : a global analysis /
Authors: Pattnaik, Jyotsna.
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Father and child; Fatherhood.; Fathers; Families.
Abstract: This book addresses gaps in the literature on father involvement in the lives of young children, a topic with a fast-rising profile in today's world of female breadwinners and single-parent households. While the significant body of theoretical understanding and empirical data accumulated in recent decades has done much to characterize the fluidity of evolving notions of fatherhood, the impact of this understanding on policy and legal frameworks has been uneven at an international level. In a field where groups of fathers were until recently marginalized in research, this book adopts a refreshingly inclusive attitude, aiming to motivate researchers to capture the nuanced practices of fathers in minority groups such as those who are homeless, gay, imprisoned, raising a disabled child, or from ethnically distinct backgrounds, including Mexican- and African-American fathers.
Contents: Father Involvement: General Perspectives -- Fathers and Early Literacy / Glen Palm -- Contexts within the United States -- Caring Fathers / Kevin J. Swick -- Mexican-American Father-Child Literacy Interactions / Olivia N. Saracho -- Father Involvement, African Americans, and Reducing the Achievement Gap / William H. Jeynes -- Gay Fathers' Involvement in their Young Children's Lives / Dana Berkowitz, Katherine A. Kuvalanka -- Incarcerated Fathers / Michael E. Roettger, Raymond R. Swisher -- Involvement of Homeless Fathers / Jyotsna Pattnaik, Christina Medeiros -- Fathers of Young Children with Disabilities / Hedda Meadan, Howard P. Parette, Sharon Doubet -- INTERNATIONAL CONTEXS -- Honoring Women Who Must Raise their Children Alone / Beatrice S. Fennimore -- Father-Child Involvement in English-Speaking Caribbean Countries: Links to Childhood Development / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine -- Indigenous Fathers in Canada / Jessica Ball -- Father Involvement: New Zealand / Paul Callister, Lindy Fursman -- Male Involvement in Children's Lives: The Australian Context / Andrew J. Martin -- Father Involvement in Young Children's Care and Education in Southern Africa / Jeremiah Chikovore, Tawanda Makusha, Linda Richter -- Fathering in India / Rajalakshmi Sriram, Prachee Navalkar -- Fathers' Role in Chinese Children's Education / Zhonghe Wu, Song A. An, Shuhua An -- The Father Image in Japan / Michelle Henault Morrone, Yumi Matsuyama -- Father Involvement in Taiwan / Hsiu-Zu Ho, Chu-Ting Ko, Connie N. Tran, Jessica M. Phillips, Wei-Wen Chen.