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Are fathers being marginalized in the contemporary family? Responding to fears that they are, the self-proclaimed fatherhood responsibility movement (FRM) has worked since the mid-1990s to put fatherhood at the centre of US national politics. This title reveals the internal struggles, and traces the myths that drive this powerful movement.

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"Anna Gavanas brings a vital international perspective to a uniquely American phenomenon. Her approach to the fatherhood responsibility movement is that of a social anthropologist sensitive to culture as well as politics. The result is an original yet troubling portrait of contemporary American gender relations." -- John Gillis, Professor of History, Rutgers University

Fatherhood Politics in the United States

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      Publisher: MO - University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 1/22/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780252028847, 978-0252028847
      ISBN10: 0252028848
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      Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

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      Book Synopsis
      Are fathers being marginalized in the contemporary family? Responding to fears that they are, the self-proclaimed fatherhood responsibility movement (FRM) has worked since the mid-1990s to put fatherhood at the centre of US national politics. This title reveals the internal struggles, and traces the myths that drive this powerful movement.

      Trade Review
      "Anna Gavanas brings a vital international perspective to a uniquely American phenomenon. Her approach to the fatherhood responsibility movement is that of a social anthropologist sensitive to culture as well as politics. The result is an original yet troubling portrait of contemporary American gender relations." -- John Gillis, Professor of History, Rutgers University

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