Defiant Dads : Fathers' Rights Activists in America.

Cover -- Defiant Dads -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Coming Revolution in Fathers' Rights? -- 2. The Origins of Fathers' Rights Groups in the United States -- 3. Membership Dynamics in Fathers' Rights Groups -- 4. Becoming the Chief: Patterns of Leadership and Governance in Fathers' Rights Groups -- 5. Money Changes Everything, or American Child Support Policy -- 6. The Custody Wars -- 7. Frayed Ties: Fathers' Relationships with Mothers -- 8. The Ties That Bind: Fathers' Relationships with Their Children -- 9. "Crooked Trees," Activism, and Healing in Dissolved Families -- Appendix A. Research Methodology -- Appendix B. Unstructured Interview Guide -- Appendix C. No-Fault Divorce Legislation Dates, by State -- Appendix D. Number, Rate, and Percent of Births to Unmarried Women and Birthrate for Married Women: United States, 1950-2003 -- References -- Index.

A balanced examination of fathers' rights groups that explores why they object to the current child support and child custody systems and what their political agenda would mean for their members' children or children's mothers.

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