Theories and Concepts of Fatherhood
Dr RJ Sing
What does it mean to be a father? What are our expectations of men as fathers and are those expectations being met, and what does that say about men and masculinity? Even as recently as thirty years ago, the answers to such questions would have been considered obvious to most people. But now that has changed.
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Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One: Research Design
- Chapter Two: The Fatherhood Script
- Chapter Three: Historical Roles and Functions of Fathers
- Chapter Four: Father Absence
- Chapter Five: The Role of a Changing Society
- Chapter Six: An Empirical Survey of Fatherhood
- Chapter Seven: God and the Family
- Chapter Eight: Father and Family
- References
- Annexure 1: Apartheid Legislation in South Africa
- Questionnaire
- First published:
- 2010
- PDF:
- 202 pages