Generative Fathering, Volume 3Alan J. Hawkins, David C. Dollahite SAGE, 1997 - 279 pages Much contemporary scholarship on fathers comes from a deficit model, focusing on men's inadequacies as parents. This volume goes beyond a deficit model of fatherhood to what the editors term a `generative fathering perspective'. This approach sees the work fathers do for their children in terms of caring for and contributing to the life of the next generation. Following a description of generative fathering, placing it in contrast to the role-inadequacy perspective of fatherhood, the contributors elaborate on generative fathering in terms of gender, ethnicity and historical perspectives. They present research that helps readers to understand generative fathering in challenging life circumstances, such as special-needs child |
Contents
Part I Building a Perspective of Generative Fathering | 1 |
Chapter 1 Beyond the RoleInadequacy Perspective of Fathering | 3 |
A Conceptual Ethic of Fathering as Generative Work | 17 |
Creating Social Supports for Parenting Equality | 36 |
Chapter 4 An African American Perspective on Generative Fathering | 52 |
A Historical Perspective | 71 |
Chapter 6 Generative Ingenuity in Fatherwork with Young Children with Special Needs | 89 |
A Generative Fathering Perspective Versus the Deficit Myth | 105 |
Chapter 11 Promoting Generative Fathering Through Parent and Family Education | 167 |
Chapter 12 A Generative Narrative Approach to Clinical Work with Fathers | 183 |
Expanding Conceptualizations of Mens Caring in Contemporary Families | 200 |
Fathering as a Contested Arena of Academic Discourse | 217 |
Chapter 15 Questions and Activities for Teaching about Generative Fathering in University Courses | 228 |
References | 242 |
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beyond the Disappearing Dad | 118 |
When Things Go Well | 134 |
Chapter 10 Men and Women Cocreating Father Involvement in a Nongenerative Culture | 147 |
About the Contributors | 276 |
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Generative Fathering: Beyond Deficit Perspectives Alan J. Hawkins,David C. Dollahite Limited preview - 1996 |
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