ENGLISH

Paternity and Fatherhood: Myths and Realities

By Lieve Spaas (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1998
ISBN
978-1-349-13818-0, 978-1-349-13816-6
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-13816-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
30 MB (31068434 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 283\293
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
general;Cultural Studies;Gender StudiesSociology of FamilyYouth and Aging;Literature

Description

What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? What is a 'father-figure'? What can literature tell us about absent or overbearing fathers? How far is the cultural construct of fatherhood linked to biological paternity, and what is biological paternity? These are some of the questions explored through the chapters in this book, which together offer a fascinatingly complex view of fatherhood across the centuries.

Similar books