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Ground-breaking, Radical And Sympathetic, This Book Challenges Assumptions About Men As Fathers, Revealing That Parenting Behaviour Is Shaped Less By Biology Than By Social Conditioning. Men's Fathering Instincts, Strong And Innate, Are Often Sabotaged By Cultural And Social Expectations. This Informative, Fascinating And Lively Exploration Draws On Diaries - Ancient And Modern - As Well As On Wide-ranging Research And Interview With Fathers From All Social Groups, To Give Voice To What It Has Meant, And Means Now, To Be A Father.--jacket. 1. Images Of Fatherhood: From God To Geek -- 2. The Private Lives Of Fathers: 1790-1990 -- 3. The Natural Father: Cad Or Dad? -- 4. Becoming A Father: Lessons In Exclusion -- 5. The Working Father: A Different World -- 6. Divorce And After: Bringing Fathers Back In. Adrienne Burgess. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-242) And Index.

Author

Adrienne Burgess

Publisher

Random House UK

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780091790158

Subjects

Gender Studies, Social_sciences