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American Fatherhood : A Cultural History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (201 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442248113
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: American FatherhoodDDC classification:
  • 306.87420973
LOC classification:
  • HQ535.S255 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 America's Newest Endangered Species -- 2 The New Fatherhood -- 3 The Daddytrack -- 4 The Role of a Lifetime -- 5 Manny Knows Best -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: This booktraces changes in what it means to be a dad in America, from the 1960s through today. Beginning with an overview of fatherhood in America from the "founding fathers" through the 1950s, the book progresses to the role of fathers as they were encouraged to move beyond being simply providers to becoming more engaged parents.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 America's Newest Endangered Species -- 2 The New Fatherhood -- 3 The Daddytrack -- 4 The Role of a Lifetime -- 5 Manny Knows Best -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This booktraces changes in what it means to be a dad in America, from the 1960s through today. Beginning with an overview of fatherhood in America from the "founding fathers" through the 1950s, the book progresses to the role of fathers as they were encouraged to move beyond being simply providers to becoming more engaged parents.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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