Title: "I didn't divorce my kids!" : how fathers deal with family break-ups /
Authors: Amendt, Gerhard.
Publisher: Campus Verlag,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Divorced fathers Family relationships.; Father and child.; Divorced fathers Germany Case studies.; Single fathers Germany Case studies.; Separation (Psychology) Germany.; Divorce Germany.
Abstract: "Popular culture often portrays divorced fathers as deadbeats who have little interest in caring for the emotional, physical, and financial needs of their children. In this stereotype-shattering book, Gerhard Amendt presents the long-neglected plight of the divorced father who is plagued by grief and loneliness after being separated from his children. Based on surveys and in-depth interviews of thousands of such dads, Amendt reveals how fathers cope with trying to salvage their own lives while simultaneously maintaining relationships with their children after a painful divorce."--Jacket.
Contents: Divorce from a socio-political perspective -- What men say about their divorces : fifteen case histories -- "Visitation time" : how fathers spend time with their children? -- What makes fathers sever relations with their children -- Intimate violence, health and professional health -- Conclusions: New perspectives on the discourse of divorce.