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Book SynopsisAnna Tarrant's revealing research explores the dynamics and diversity of men's caring roles in low-income households at various stages of their lives. It sheds light on men's participation in care and the factors that affect it, including class, culture, work and the impact of austerity.
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Table of Contents1. Introduction: Fathering, poverty, families and policy 2. Low-income fatherhoods in historical and political context 3. Theorising men’s participation in low-income families 4. Supporting men in low- income contexts: practitioner observations 5. Men’s caring arrangements and family trajectories 6. Familial economic circumstances and provisioning practices 7. Men’s family participation in low-income urban neighbourhoods 8. Conclusion: Men’s family participation in low-income contexts
