Lost and Found
Young Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 February 2020
- ISBN 9780190865016
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages432 pages
- Size 165x239x40 mm
- Weight 703 g
- Language English 39
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Short description:
Lost and Found tells the story of several young men becoming parents in an era where "family" is being re-defined and our understanding of what it means to be a father, in particular, is in flux, and offers a model of the "good enough father" to counter the all-or-nothing stereotypes of deadbeat or absentee dad versus an impossible ideal father figure.
MoreLong description:
Over the past six decades, there have been dramatic changes in the dynamics of family life in the United States. Today, about seven out of 10 babies born to mothers under the age of 25 will not live with their fathers. From the perspective of many social scientists and politicians, this change has wreaked havoc on society, trapping women and children in poverty and loosening the civilizing bond between men and their families. Gallons of ink have been spilled making arguments that place the blame for this shift at the feet of either these individuals themselves, or point to eroding family and cultural values or systemic failures in social support programs. This book, however, is different: the goal of Lost and Found is not to look for blame, but instead to tell the stories of young men becoming fathers, to help readers understand the complexity of young couples who are struggling to work together as parents, sometimes successfully and sometimes not.
Drawing from their research with over 1,000 young parents in Chicago and Salt Lake City, Paul Florsheim and David Moore focus on a group of about 20 young fathers whose stories--conveyed in their own words--help the reader make sense of what is happening to fatherhood in America. Having interviewed young fathers and their partners before and after their children were born, these stories provide a dynamic perspective on the development of young men and their relationships. Young mothers both corroborate and sometimes offer alternative or contradictory perspectives. Oriented to undo stereotypes, Florsheim and Moore introduce the notion of "good enough" fathering, tempering the tendency to think simply in terms of good or bad fathers. Throughout, the authors draw from a wide body of scholarship, from evolutionary biology to the economics of women's rights, to explain how young fathers came to occupy such a precarious position in contemporary society. In the final chapters, Florsheim and Moore provide concrete recommendations for strengthening fathers' roles, offering detailed descriptions of what can be done to help young fathers and mothers create stable home environments for their children, whether the parents are together or not.
The case studies of the couples are compelling, revealing, and sometimes surprising. The authors provide a review of literature and programs on teen fatherhood and strongly promote offering support for the development of young fathers and their children. Detailed chapter references, extensive footnotes, and an index make this a very useful reference for a wide audience.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part 1. Fatherhood Begins
Ch. 1. A Tale of Two Fathers
Ch. 2. The Problem with Young Fatherhood
Ch. 3. Dads and Cads: The Sociobiological Roots of Fatherhood
Ch. 4. Fathers at the Crossroads
Part 2. Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood
Ch. 5. Is This Love?
Ch. 6. Birth Control Anyone?
Ch. 7. Are Fathers Necessary?
Ch. 8. Are Fathers Disappearing?
Part 3. Fathers Lost
Ch. 9. What Goes Wrong?
Ch. 10. Love and Injury
Ch. 11. Drowning Sorrows
Ch. 12. Bad Seeds or Bad Soil?
Ch. 13. Broken Hearts
Ch. 14. The Epidemiology of Heartbreak
Part 4. The Good Enough Father
Ch. 15. What is a "Good" Father?
Ch. 16. The Next Top Model (of Fatherhood)
Ch. 17. The Impact of Fathers on Children
Ch. 18. Good-Enough Fathers
Part 5. Fathers Found: The Development of Good-Enough Fathers
Ch. 19. The Father-Child Bond
Ch. 20. You Got to Really Want It (or at Least Convince Yourself that You Do)
Ch. 21. On Becoming a Dad: Hormonal Changes and Good Enough Fathers
Ch. 22. Fathers are Found in Relationships
Part 6. Finding Fatherhood
Ch. 23. Fatherhood Programs: A Short History of Trial and Failure
Ch. 24. Co-Parenting Support: Prenatal Care and the Window of Opportunity
Ch. 25. A Compass and a Map: Helping Young Fathers and Their Families
