–Excerpt from Journal Review Below
“I learned more about fathers from this book than I have from anything I have read on this topic. . . . The editors and authors challenge readers to understand this prosaic feature of life as problematic. By considering how men in diverse situations interact with their children, and how they understand the meaning of those interactions, we come to a better understanding of the social role of fatherhood. But we also come to recognize how central spaces are in the lives of men and their children. Whether the context is a prison, a farm, an abandoned inner rustbelt city, or a suburban backyard, space is integral to “doing fatherhood.”
–Steven Nock, Contemporary Sociology, July 2006
–Excerpts from Jacket Cover Below
“Situated Fathering makes an outstanding contribution to how we understand fathers’ lives in their many, varied contexts: physical, institutional, cultural, and social. A must-read for serious students of fatherhood, researchers, and policy-makers.”
—Joseph H. Pleck, University of Illinois
“Focusing on the link between fathers’ experiences and the social organization of space, Marsiglio, Roy, and Fox provide a powerful framework for understanding the social conditions that foster or undermine involved fathering. Situated Fathering highlights how men negotiiate varieties of fatherhood in a range of often-overlooked settings, from farms to inner cities to prisons and beyond. An important contribution that helps us see all fathers–and, indeed, all parents–in a new way.”
—Kathleen Gerson, New York University
–Reviews from Book Jacket