ISBN: 9783319838229 - men, fathering and the gender trap: sweden and poland compared (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book provides an account of fatherhood and changing parental roles in Sweden and Poland. It uses a comparative perspective to show what men understand a father's role to be, and how they seek to live up to it. Fathering, the author argues, is a social phenomenon grounded in cultural patterns of parenting, gender roles and models of masculinity, and also shaped by family policy. Being a father today, she demonstrates, is longer connected solely with being the main breadwinner. Rather, it has become increasingly common for fathers to take on duties traditionally regarded as the domain of women. This means that men often face conflicting expectations based on different models of fatherhood. The aim of this thought-provoking book is to track these models, analysing their origins and their consequences for gender order. It will appeal to students and scholars of gender studies, the sociology of families and social policy studies. …

Zustand: New. 2018. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Men, Fathering and the Gender Trap | Sweden and Poland Compared | Katarzyna Suwada | Taschenbuch | xv | Englisch | 2018 | Springer | EAN 9783319838229 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 315 pages. 8.26x5.82x0.75 inches. In Stock.