The transition to fatherhood: A literature review exploring paternal involvement with identity theory

Habib, Cherine

doi:10.5172/jfs.2012.18.2-3.103

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“…Furthermore, fathers not only have the opportunity to explore a more nurturing side but they are also now expected to be more involved in caregiving. There is a general consensus that there has been a shift in expectations in this regard (Habib, 2012;Lamb, 2000;Latshaw & Hale, 2015;Lupton & Barclay, 1997;Merla, 2008;Wall & Arnold, 2007).…”

Section: Caring Masculinity and The New And Involved Fathermentioning

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Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers

Hunter

Riggs

Augoustinos

2017

Social & Personality Psych

105

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Recently, there has been a growing interest in what is positioned as a new form of masculinity arising from the increase in fathers as primary caregivers. This new form is referred to as a “caring masculinity” and is theorised as a radical shift away from traditional or hegemonic forms of masculinity. This paper critically examines the fathering literature, focusing specifically on how primary caregiving fathers navigate social norms with regard to masculinity. The paper concludes that there is a complex interplay between expectations of a traditional, provider father and a new and involved father. It is argued that ideas surrounding a caring masculinity are better understood as a broadening of hegemonic masculinity, rather than an entirely new or distinct form.

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Section: Caring Masculinity and The New And Involved Fathermentioning

confidence: 99%

Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers

Hunter

Riggs

Augoustinos

2017

Social & Personality Psych

105

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“…Paternal identity can be viewed as an integration of the individual's developmental history, personality characteristics, and beliefs related to fathering (Habib, ). Most of the FIA fathers express how important the absence of their father was, and how they have to do better.…”

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“…More may be done to work on reconciling oneself with one's own power. As experts in fatherhood state, it is difficult to differentiate complex contributions of the father's temperament, the divorce, parenting attitudes, and one's relationship with one's own parents (Habib, ).…”

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“…The program aims to help these fathers re‐enter society, gain employment, and reconnect with their children (The Salvation Army, N.D.). Many of these men face psychological and structural barriers to reconnection and restoration of their past relationships (Fagan & Palm, ; Habib, ; Kruk, ; Perry & Langley, ) as a direct result of incarceration and, in many cases, substance abuse. The ultimate goal of the intervention is to break the cycle of intergenerational addiction and the collateral consequences of incarceration at the community level.…”

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Reconnecting Fathers with Their Children: The Need to Directly Confront the Political and Structural Barriers for Successful Re‐integration

Tsarenko

Cooper

Viola

et al. 2018

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Key principles and theories in community psychology are used as a lens to analyse some of the ways social ecological factors impact low-income fathers and their families. The US opioid crisis is often discussed as a public health crisis mostly affecting white populations, yet people of colour are nonetheless strongly impacted, especially in terms of contact with the criminal justice system. Punitive approaches to managing substance use have created myriad challenges for low-income families of colour. The authors discuss the Fatherhood in Action (FIA) program in Chicago that provides individual training to support men in improving their relationships with their children. The program aims to re-integrate formerly justice system-involved men into communities to enhance the contributions they make to their families and broader communities. Preliminary results point to promising program effects related to individual and community empowerment. At the same time, the paper discusses the need to work on broader liberatory approaches with participants, in addition to structural change efforts, to ultimately confront the injustices in the broader political system. The racialised effects of the criminal justice system create challenges for fathers, as well as mothers and children, that cannot be easily overcome through programmatic solutions. The examination of these different approaches and levels utilises Rappaport's empowerment theory (1987), Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (1979), and others.

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“…Fathers can provide -economic and emotional support for the mother‖ (Cowan & Cowan, 1987, p. 225). Fathers involvement can provide fathering to his unborn child through caring for the mother during pregnancy (Habib, 2012). During childhood, mothers reported -fewer externalizing behaviors (e.g., aggressive and delinquency behaviors) of their children‖ with a father's high involvement than mothers with fathers with low involvement (Culp, Schadle, Robinson, & Culp,2000, p. 35).…”

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Parents’ Gender Stereotypical Biases towards their Children May Be Negatively Affecting Their Son’s Involvement as a Father with His Children

Amato¹

2018

IJGWS

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There is a distinct difference in parenthood roles between mothers and fathers where mothers perform most-expressive‖ functions, and fathers perform most-instrumental‖ functions often leaving fathers on the sidelines of parenthood (Bernard, 1975). Many factors-ranging from outright discrimination to the process associated with gender role socialization‖ contribute to these gender role patterns (Eccles, 1994, p. 585). Parents, through reinforcement, encourage daughters to-place more value on putting family needs before work‖ (Eccles, & Wang, 2016, p. 102). However, sons are encouraged to-place more value on jobs that allow them to make a lot of money‖ (Eccles, & Wang, 2016, p.102; Jozefowicz, Barber, & Eccles, 1993). Father's attitudes-about their children and their roles as parents may be important in determining the father's involvement with their children‖ (Cox, Owen, Henderson, & Margand, 1992, p. 1022). A father's involvement may be influenced by their experiences and perceptions of self-efficacy originating in childhood (Eccles, 2014). Many fathers-express a desire to parent differently from their own fathers, whom they perceived as having been distant or disengaged from their families (Goodman, 2005, p. 193).It can be contributed to the parent's gender stereotypical biases towards their children. Parenthood is a significant life course transition. For the most part, with all the contraceptives available, having a child is a decision (Nock, 2000). Most parents can attest to the fact that entry into parenthood is forever life changing (Buchler, Perales, & Baxter, 2017). Some people give many reasons why not to enter parenthood such as gender role inequality (McDonald, 2006), economic uncertainty (Kreyenfeld, 2009),changes in partnership behaviour (Baizán, Aassve, & Billari, 2003), fear of disappointment in the child or as parent (Qu, & Weston, 2001), and restrictions of loss of freedom and time (Michaels, 1988). On the other hand, some people give many reasons why to have a child such as to provide love and companionship (Morgan, & King, 2001), adult status and identity (Hoffman, & Manis, 1979) and makes evolutionary sense to have children and teach them (Kaplan, Hill, Hurtado, & Lancaster, 2001). Researchers have identified many reasons why people become parents from being pre-programmed to respond to babies (Kringelbach, 2008) to being influenced by their culture (Hoffman, & Manis, 1979). Parenthood and Culture Parents contribute-to the socialization of gender in their children by adopting the dominant cultural prescriptions that girls and boys are different‖ (Leaper, 2005, p.190). Culture is the set of values, beliefs and ways of thinking for a specific group (Brym, Lie, & Rytina, 2006) which shapes the view of oneself (Mezirow, 2000). It is the physical and social setting where the values and recommended behaviors for parents and children alike become systematic and predictable (Harkness, & Super, 2002). Thus, parenting becomes an interactional process between parent, child, and culture (Belsky, 1984). Pa...

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The transition to fatherhood: A literature review exploring paternal involvement with identity theory

Cited by 64 publications

References 2 publications

Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers

Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers

Reconnecting Fathers with Their Children: The Need to Directly Confront the Political and Structural Barriers for Successful Re‐integration

Parents’ Gender Stereotypical Biases towards their Children May Be Negatively Affecting Their Son’s Involvement as a Father with His Children

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