Understandings and Experiences of Involved Fathering in the United Kingdom
Exploring Classed Dimensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9770874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Val Gillies (0000-0001-8125-0420, Families and Social Capital Research Group at London South Bank University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 624 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-60 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716209334295 |
| OpenAlex | W2121483616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 19 |
In the United Kingdom, current family policy seeks to prioritize fathering as a social issue. The author critically examines the assumptions and expectations that underpin this approach, comparing and contrasting it with data from qualitative interviews with fathers. It highlights the class-specific nature of fathers' everyday values and experiences, pointing to the way policy-sanctioned models of fatherhood are grounded in middle-class perspectives. The author also argues that the policy discourse of the “involved father” promotes a particular role for fathers as educational facilitators, overlooking the more mundane aspects of care most often associated with motherhood
Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Grounded theory · Kingdom · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |