Fathers and Divorce

In this ethnographic study, Terry Arendell gives voice to a group of divorced fathers on topics including: their rights as fathers; their relationship with former spouses; the injustices perpetrated by the ex-spouse and the legal system; the inherent differences between men and women; and the fractured nature of the post-divorce family. The author differentiates between

the strategies adopted by traditionalist divorced fathers and innovative ones, and suggests policy recommendations informed by this masculinist discourse.

List of contents

PART ONE: DIVORCE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA
Men and Divorce
Unanswered Questions
At the Crossroads of Family and Gender
Divorce in Context
PART TWO: DIVORCE INJUSTICE
A Masculinist Discourse of Divorce
The Law and ¿Miscarriages of Justice¿
PART THREE: THE MAJORITY STORY: CONVENTIONAL RESPONSES
Former Spousal Relations
¿War without End¿
Traditionalist Fathers
Disengagement and Absence
Neo-Traditionalist Fathers
Shifting Priorities
PART FOUR: THE MINORITY STORY: INNOVATIVE RESPONSES
Parenting Partnerships with Former Wives
Innovative, Nurturing Fathers
Making Progress, Making Policies

Product details

• Authors: Terry Arendell, Terry J. Arendell
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.1995
• EAN: 9780803971899
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7189-9
• No. of pages: 315
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories