Extending the Analytical Lens
A Consideration of the Concepts of 'Care' and 'Intimacy' in Relation to Fathering after Separation or Divorce
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2642810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgia Philip (0000-0003-4243-407X, University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-107 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5153/sro.2872 |
| OpenAlex | W1973791986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article adds to theoretical debate among British sociologists of families and relationships by considering the analytical potential and positioning of intimacy and care as concepts. Drawing on qualitative data from a study of fathering after separation or divorce, it explores the conceptual value of care as a means to advance understanding of fathering relationships. Raising the question of labour and the question of power, the discussion demonstrates the distinctiveness of care as an analytical tool, alongside, but not equivalent to, intimacy. I argue that intimacy and care are not interchangeable concepts and that care should not be limited as a purely descriptive term. The article presents care as a valuable concept which sheds particular light on the interplay between practical, ethical and emotional dimensions of family relationships, arguing that it has a deeply embedded ethical dimension which lies at the heart of its analytical potential
Epistemology · Ethics of care · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Sociology · Computer Science · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Interdependency and Care over the Lifecourse
Intersecting Voices
Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Gendered Moral Rationalities
Researching Intimacy in Families
Critical Approaches to Care
Negotiating Family Responsibilities
Rethinking Family Practices
Same Sex Intimacies
Young people, social change and the negotiation of moral authority
Farewell to family? Notes on an argument for retaining the concept
Affective equality
Reflexivity over and above convention
The Powerful Relational Language of 'Family
Introduction to Critical Concepts
Intimacy as a Concept
From Function to Competence
What can be known and how? Narrated subjects and the Listening Guide
Falling back into Gender? Men's Narratives and Practices around First-time Fatherhood
Intimacy Transformed? A Critical Look at the 'Pure Relationship
Moral Tales of the Child and the Adult
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |