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Lost and found [electronic resource] : young fathers in the age of unwed parenthood / Paul Florsheim & David Moore.

Florsheim, Paul
Moore, David (Professor of psychology)

1 online resource (xii, 415 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one : Fatherhood begins -- Tale of two fathers -- Problem with young fatherhood -- Dads and cads: the sociobiological roots of fatherhood -- Fathers at the crossroads -- Part two : Fathers in the age of unwed parenthood -- Is this love? -- Birth control anyone? -- Are fathers necessary? -- Part three : Fathers lost -- What goes wrong? -- Love hurts -- Drowning sorrows -- Bad seeds or bad soil? -- Betrayal and forgiveness -- Epidemiology of heartbreak -- Part four : Good-enough father. Families redefined -- Discovering fatherhood -- Tale of (another) two fathers -- Part five : Fathers found -- Father -- Child bond -- Redefining the self as father: developing a paternal identity -- On becoming a dad: the biology of good-enough fathering -- Fathers are found in relationships -- Part six : New beginnings -- Fatherhood programs: a short history of trial and failure -- Co-parenting support: prenatal care and the window of opportunity -- Compass and a map: helping young fathers and their families.

"Over the past six decades, there have been dramatic changes in the dynamics of family life in the United States. Today, about half of all babies born to mothers under the age of 25 will not live with their fathers for much of their childhood. From the perspective of many social scientists and politicians, this change has wreaked havoc on society by trapping women and children in poverty and loosening the civilizing bond between men and their families. But what is causing the phenomenon? Some place blame at the feet of the young men themselves, together with eroding cultural and family values. Others point to systemic failures in our economy or social support programs. Rather than assign blame, the first goal of Lost and Found is to tell the stories of young men as they struggle (with varying degrees of success) to become fathers. The second goal is to outline a strategy for helping young fathers remain constructively involved with their partners and children. Drawing from their research with over 1,000 young parents in Chicago and Salt Lake City, Paul Florsheim and David Moore focus on a group of about 20 young fathers, whose stories-conveyed in their own words-help the reader make sense of what is happening to fatherhood in America. Having interviewed young fathers and their partners before and after their children were born, these accounts provide a dynamic perspective on the development of young men and their relationships. Young mothers-the partners of these young men-both corroborate and sometimes offer alternative or contradictory perspectives. Oriented to undo stereotypes, the authors introduce the notion of 'good-enough' fathering, tempering the tendency to think simply in terms of good or bad fathers. They go on to provide concrete recommendations for strengthening fathers' roles and helping young fathers and mothers create stable home environments for their children, whether the parents are together or not"--Publisher's description.

Teenage fathers, United States.
Unmarried fathers, United States.
Fatherhood, United States.
Family services, United States.
Family services.
Fatherhood.
Teenage fathers.
Unmarried fathers.
United States.

Print version : Florsheim, Paul. Lost and found. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] 9780190865016

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