Bomalome
Standing in the gap – social fathers in an African context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11423299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Motlalepule Nathane (0000-0002-0748-5683, University of the Witwatersrand), Grace Khunou (0000-0001-9164-8379, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 604-617 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9001 • E-ISSN: 1469-9397 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02589001.2021.1928021 |
| OpenAlex | W3196429169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
Throughout Africa, there is recognition that the person fulfilling the role of a father may not always be the child’s biological father. This is clear in the seminal work Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society, where Amadiume illustrates the significance of divorcing gender roles from biology. In the South African context, a similar notion is seen in Mkhize’s conception of Social Fathers. Like Amadiume, this study was inspired by Adesina’s assertion for African studies to move towards producing, ‘works of distinct epistemic significance’ rather than the ‘regurgitation’ of and the usual ‘protest scholars’ that African scholar’s focus on. Consequently, this article illustrates that in contexts of maternal households the role of the father is played by social fathers. The article concludes that, while father absence has been widely reported, the absence of biological fathers does not necessarily mean that caring and nurturing African men are not present in the lives of children
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |