Stepfathering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalind Edwards (0000-0002-3512-9029, corresponding author), Lucy Hadfield |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss261.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4252227110 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Stepfamilies are becoming increasingly common in contemporary developed societies, with the vast majority (in heterosexual families) comprising a stepfather who has partnered and formed a (married or cohabiting) household with a biological mother and her resident children. The rise in stepfather households, however, occurs in an institutional context where legislation in many countries has shifted towards the view that bringing up children, and financial responsibility for them, primarily and unchangeably rests with biological parents. In contrast, and despite their prevalence, the institutional position of stepfathers is largely one of invisibility, or at least ambiguity, with few defined rights and responsibilities
Ambiguity · Business · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Invisibility · Legislation · Political science · Position (finance · Sociology · Stepfamily · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |