Exploring the depths of gender, parenting and 'work

Critical Discursive Psychology and the 'Missing Voices' of Involved Fatherhood

Bibliographic Data

ID2172389
AuthorsAlain Locke (0000-0002-2759-0579, University of Bradford, corresponding author), Abigail Locke, Gemma Yarwood (0000-0003-1804-7088, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Year2017
Volume20
Issue1
Pages4-18
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Work & Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13668803.2016.1252722
OpenAlexW2548007878
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited42

This paper sets out to capture the missing voices of fathers in discussions around gender, parenting and work. Using Critical Discursive Psychology (CDP), a qualitative methodology that frames discourse, language and action as socially situated, the paper sets out to understand the complexities of involved fatherhood. Using data from two distinct research projects that considered managing tensions around parenting and paid work, alongside the move to 'involved fatherhood', we examine the ways in which different discourses are operating in order to construct stories around gender and parenting. We are particularly interested in the ways in which participants use language and, specifically, discourses of parenting, working and caring. Through the interview excerpts we analysed how simultaneously participants position themselves in the discourses and were also being positioned by the wider societal discourses. We consider how CDP can contribute rich insights into the ways in which fathers are arranging sharing parenting caregiving responsibilities, using these insights to inform the policy landscape. We finish the paper by suggesting that CDP methodology can be mobilised by researchers wanting to capture missing voices in shifting policy landscapes

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