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Zusatztext [A] valuable and suggestive hypothesis Informationen zum Autor Laura King is a Research Fellow within the School of History at the University of Leeds. Having completed a PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2011, she then moved to the Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Warwick, before commencing her fellowship at Leeds in 2012. As well as researching the history of fatherhood in twentieth-century Britain, Laura has developed a number of public engagement initiatives around fatherhood, and her current role involves supporting researchers at Leeds to ensure their research has significance outside academia. You can follow her on Twitter @DrLauraKing. Klappentext The first academic study of fathers and families in the period from the First World War to the end of the 1950s, suggesting that though the roles and responsibilities fulfilled by men did not shift rapidly, their relationships, position in the family, and identities underwent significant changes. Zusammenfassung The first academic study of fathers and families in the period from the First World War to the end of the 1950s, suggesting that though the roles and responsibilities fulfilled by men did not shift rapidly, their relationships, position in the family, and identities underwent significant changes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Introduction 2: 'Brought Me Anything, Dad?' The Father as Provider 3: 'Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'? The Father's Roles in the Family 4: A Good Pal? Fathers' Emotional Relationships 5: Master of the House? The Father's Position, Power, and Authority 6: Performing Fatherhood and Masculinity: Parenting and Gender Identities Conclusion: Changing Fathers, Changing Men?
