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Father Figure
Jordan Shapiro
其他書名
How to Be a Feminist Dad
出版
Hachette UK
, 2021-05-11
主題
Family & Relationships / Parenting / Fatherhood
Family & Relationships / Parenting / Single Parent
Social Science / Men's Studies
ISBN
031645995X
9780316459952
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=F2QBEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A thoughtful and "utterly mind-blowing" exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century (
New York Times
).
There are hundreds of books on parenting, and with good reason—becoming a parent is scary, difficult, and life-changing. But when it comes to books about parenting
identity
, rather than the nuts and bolts of raising children, nearly all are about what it's like to be a mother.
Drawing on research in sociology, economics, philosophy, gender studies, and the author's own experiences,
Father Figure
sets out to fill that gap. It's an exploration of the psychology of fatherhood from an archetypal perspective as well as a cultural history that challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of so-called traditional parenting roles. What paradoxes and contradictions are inherent in our common understanding of dads? Might it be time to rethink some aspects of fatherhood?
Gender norms are changing, and old economic models are facing disruption. As a result, parenthood and family life are undergoing an existential transformation. And yet, the narratives and images of dads available to us are wholly inadequate for this transition. Victorian and Industrial Age tropes about fathers not only dominate the media, but also contour most people's lived experience.
Father Figure
offers a badly needed update to our collective understanding of fatherhood—and masculinity in general. It teaches dads how to embrace the joys of fathering while guiding them toward an image of manliness for the modern world.