Where are the Fathers in Social Work Literature?

In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 71, Heft 2, S. 88-92

Abstract

A review of five major social work journals published during a 27-year period indicates that the literature on fathers is sparse. The view of fathers that emerges from articles that have been published shows fathers as perpetrators, as missing, and as embattled. If the social work profession is to remain committed to working with families, then researchers and practitioners must study the changing patterns of fatherhood.