Essential Dads

The Inequalities and Politics of Fathering

Dr. Jennifer M. Randles

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English

University of California Press
13 October 2020

Society & culture: general

In Essential Dads, sociologist Jennifer Randles shares the stories of more than 60 marginalized men as they sought to become more engaged parents through a government-supported “responsible” fatherhood program. Dads’ experiences serve as a unique window into long-standing controversies about the importance of fathering, its connection to inequality, and the state’s role in shaping men’s parenting. With a compassionate and hopeful voice, Randles proposes a more equitable political agenda for fatherhood, one that carefully considers the social and economic factors shaping men’s abilities to be involved in their children’s lives and the ideologies that rationalize the necessity of that involvement.

By: Dr. Jennifer M. Randles
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520335233
ISBN 10: 0520335236
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 13 October 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Knowing What a Father Is 2. Being There Beyond Breadwinning 3. Resources for Responsibility 4. Making a Case to Mothers 5. New Fathers and Old Ideas 6. Teaching the Essential Father 7. Having It Better Acknowledgments Appendix: Pregnancy and Parenthood in the Field Notes References Index

Jennifer M. Randles is Chair and Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at California State University, Fresno, and author of Proposing Prosperity? Marriage Education Policy and Inequality in America.