My Son Gave Birth to Me
Offending Fathers--Generative, Reflexive and Risky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10897015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Walker (0000-0002-1652-5800, University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1402-1418 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcp063 |
| OpenAlex | W2144757168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper analyses key findings from narrative intrviews with 16 (ex) offender fathers. All fathers interviewed served custodial sentences, ranging from 6 months to 14 years, and were on licence at the time of interview. This research focuses on the ways in which this group of marginal men reflect on their perceptions, practices and aspirations as fathers. It seeks to understand how they make sense of fathering in the context of criminality. The research shows that the social, cultural and economic context in which many of these men are parenting is very complex and demanding. It points to the impact of prison on their relationships with their children and partners and highlights the role of their families in supporting their parenting/fathering. In this paper I argue firstly, that the ‘costs of crime/imprisonment’ for many of these men is very high and secondly, that fathering can be productive, resourceful and generative in the ‘context of offending’, where the deficit model of fathering is the norm.
Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Geography · Imprisonment · Narrative · Norm (philosophy) · Perception · Political science · Prison · Reflexivity · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
His mam, my dad, my girlfriend, loads of people used to bring him up’
Desistance Processes among Young Offenders Following Judicial Interventions
Who's the Daddy?’ – Ideas about Fathers from a Young Men's Prison
Paternal Imprisonment and Father–Child Relationships
Patterns of Engagement and Non-Engagement of Young Fathers in Early Intervention and Safeguarding Work
Father and son
Stories of the “good father”
Early intervention and holistic, relationship‐based practice with fathers
Preventing physical child abuse by legal punishment and neighbor help
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |