What is Fatherhood
Searching for the Reflexive Father
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2321816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Williams (0000-0003-3716-4933, University of South Wales, corresponding author), Steve Williams (0000-0002-6334-9221, University of Glamorgan) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 487-502 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038038508088837 |
| OpenAlex | W2005555026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines fatherhood as a contemporary sociological phenomenon. Drawing on interviews with 40 fathers, it considers perceptions and experiences of how the concept and practice of fatherhood are undergoing important changes. Specifically, it argues that fatherhood is affected by (after Giddens) a process of detraditionalization, whereby fathering is increasingly a response to personal biography and circumstances rather than being modelled on traditional ideal types of what it means to be a father.Theoretically, the discussion uses some of the ideas developed in debates on reflexive modernization to suggest that fatherhood is becoming progressively individualized. It uses these theoretical interpretations as a tool in understanding the way that societal change in all its complexity impacts on the role of the late modern reflexive father
Biography · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics) · Ideal type · Modernization theory · Perception · Phenomenon · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 65 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 58 |