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During the 1990s, the sociology of the family was vitalised by new and groundbreaking theories of modernity, identity, and the family. At this time the family was put forward as an example of how modern institutions and identities were transforming and changing. Concepts such as individualisation, choice biographies, and reflexivity brought new perspectives to family research. Parallel to this Raewyn Connell's book Masculinities raised important questions about men's lives and generated a renewed interest in theories of masculinities. Overall, these parallel theoretical tracks also brought new life to issues on fatherhood. Specifically, a collaborative approach gradually developed between critical studies on men and masculinities and research on fatherhood and fathering. Following a development from functionalist to contemporary theories on fatherhood, possibilities to theorise and redefine fatherhood will be explored. Using a multidimensional theoretical approach to fatherhood will facilitate making connections between the phenomenological (the body, subjectivity), and the sociocultural (welfare regimes, hegemonic structures) aspects of fatherhood. The article also argues that we might have to develop a new theoretical language that does not define acts, performativity and attitudes in terms of fathering/mothering.

This article reviews the way that fatherhood is constructed in the public discourse and more broadly in the public sphere in the UK and France by examining (1) the fatherhood regime and its influence on the construction of fatherhood in the two countries; (2) gender attitudes and parenting roles; and (3) popular images of fatherhood, particularly as represented in women's and men's magazines in France and in the UK. The authors explore to what extent "new" features of fatherhood in the two countries are reflected in its public representation and how this representation is influenced by national fatherhood regimes and notably social policy. The authors find that "new fatherhood" is finding its way into popular representations of fatherhood in both countries, but that cultural products tend to be conservative in their representations and reinforce existing stereotypes rather than innovative in representations of gender relations.

Section I A: Non-fiction fathers: faatherhood in sociological, psychological, and political discourse: Fatherhood in local contexts: Confronting or confirming Westernization? masculinity and fatherhood in Indonesian lifestyle magazines -- Father managers (un)doing traditional masculinity -- Visions of fatherhood of young homosexual and bisexual men in Lithuania -- Portrayal of homosexual fathers in American children's literature since the 1990s -- Section I B: Non-fiction fathers: fatherhood in sociological, psychological, and political discourse: Fathers versus particular challenges: Fatherhood from fathers' own perspective -- "I want daddy": a father as a caregiver of a hospitalized child in the eyes of hospital staff -- Section II A: Paper papas: fatherhood in literature: Fatherhood in contemporary popular fiction: Fatherhood, masculinity and complex father-child relationships in Tim Winton's fiction -- Ouroboros of the man's world: fatherhood and the rite of passage in Mario Vargas Llosa and James Joyce -- Biological, absent, reluctant: the fathers and father figures in Nick Hornby's Slam and About a boy -- Patriarchal fathers, submissive daughters in the fiction of Margaret Atwood and Hanan Al-Shaykh -- Section II B: Paper papas: fatherhood in literature: Fatherhood in World literatures: Displays of father-apparition in contemporary context of Iranian young adult literature -- Rebels with(out) a cause and their Soviet fathers in Serhiy Zhadan's Depeche Mode -- Fathers and children in the plays of Miro Gavran -- Section III: On-screen dads: fatherhood in films: "We're his goddamn kids, too": reflecting fatherhood in public responses to the death of Robin Williams -- Masculinity and fatherhood in Ang Lee's Pushing Hands -- Section IV: Primetime pops: fatherhood in popular culture: Different notions of fatherhood in anime series Naruto and in the first part of Karl Ove Knausgard's autobiographical novel My Struggle -- My boy has reached that age when he wants to do the driving: on fathers and cars -- From Tarzan to Homer Simpson: banalization and masculine violence in contemporary societies -- Horned, emperor, pope: fathers in divination handbooks.

This handbook examines the psychology of fatherhood throughout the lifespan and across multiple contexts. It synthesizes the trajectory of research and theorization of fathering that has traditionally dominated fatherhood literature. The book explores fathering within the developmental stages of children, from infancy to adulthood. In addition, it addresses the health and well-being of fathers from the perinatal period onward, with a focus on isolation, loss, trauma, and mental and physical health. The book emphasizes positive fatherhood and masculinity, thereby offering new perspectives of fatherhood. It synthesizes cutting-edge research on the intersectionality of fathering and provides knowledge of fatherhood for diverse populations, including military, LGBTQ, and fathers on the margins. The handbook reviews clinical assessment as well as community-based prevention and intervention strategies for issues of fatherhood and examines directions for future public policy and on-the-ground work. It offers recommendations for promoting the health and well-being of fathers and their families from multiple perspectives. Key areas of coverage include: Historical, multicultural, and future directions in the research of fatherhood. Fatherhood and child development, from infancy to emerging adulthood. Grandfathering and adult children. Fatherhood and mens mental and physical health and well-being. Positive masculinity and fatherhood. The Handbook of the Psychology of Fatherhood is an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians and practitioners, and policy advocates as well as graduate students in developmental psychology, social work, public health, pediatrics, human development, family studies, child and adolescent psychiatry, school and educational psychology, and all interrelated disciplines.

Research on young parents experiencing homelessness has typically focused on mothers and pregnant women. Young homeless fathers' tendencies to decline involvement throughout pregnancy and in their children's lives have been documented and condemned; however, little is known about young men's perspectives on these situations. This exploratory study engaged homeless young men in qualitative interviews regarding their perceptions and experiences of fathering. Respondents often viewed fatherhood as solely representing breadwinner responsibilities and as a burden that one dutifully carries or shamefully (yet commonly) shirks. Homeless young men's beliefs about fathering, often steeped in guilt and shame, may suggest that encouraging alternative conceptions of competent fathering while young and homeless is an important area for further research, intervention development, and service provision.

Summary Black fathers with histories of incarceration and trauma have multiple stressors that interfere with their ability to navigate life in the community, parent their children, and develop self-parenting skills that promote the healthy regulation of their emotions. The origins of these stressors are connected to racism, masculine stereotypes, and histories of trauma. Improving these skills has the potential to put fathers in control of their response to life distress instead of feeling controlled by it. This study sought to examine the Evidence Informed Fatherhood Program (EIFP) and its efficacy as defined by the rates of recidivism, parental engagement, life distress, emotional regulation, and basic needs attainment. The sample comprised 551 fathers (N = 551), most of whom were Black (n = 534), drawn from administrative data from Father's UpLift. The study examined the effectiveness of the program by studying the change in scores at three points in time, namely during the baseline entry into the program, and three and six months after entry. Findings The baseline findings showed that about 95% of all participants needed assistance with basic needs, including obtaining housing, employment, and bank accounts. The results showed a statistically significant and dramatic decrease in life distress scores and an equally dramatic increase in emotional regulation scores. Applications The findings show that EIFP is effective in helping Black fathers gain self-parenting skills, address the trauma they experience as Black men in a racialized society, and reduce recidivism among them.

How much power does a father have to influence his children's development? A lively and often heated public debate on the role and value of the father in a family has been underway in the United States for the past decade. Nevertheless, we are far from understanding the complex ways in which fathers make contributions to their families and children. Fatherhood: Research, Interventions, and Policies addresses the central questions of the role of fathers: ? What is the impact of father involvement on child outcomes? ? What factors predict increased involvement of fathers?Bringing together paper

"Bei der Analyse der Strukturen und Funktionsweisen von Familien bzw. der familienpolitischen Einflussnahme wird der Part der Väter zumeist nachrangig behandelt. In diesem Beitrag wird die Frage aufgeworfen, ob es im Wohlfahrtsstaat Österreich eine Politik gibt, die auf Väter abzielt, und welchen Charakter eine solche besitzt. Es wird von der These ausgegangen, dass politische Regelungen zu Familie im Spannungsfeld von Familie, Arbeitsmarkt und Staat zu betrachten sind und nur so Widersprüche innerhalb der Politik zu Vaterschaft sowie die ambivalente Haltung von Vätern selbst erklärbar sind. In diesem Zusammenhang werden die geschlechtsspezifische Verfasstheit der österreichischen Familienpolitik und ihrer politischen und rechtlichen Maßnahmen sowie die Normativität von Familienleitbildern überprüft. In den Ergebnissen werden die Ambivalenzen der österreichischen Politik zu Vaterschaft aufgezeigt." (Autorenreferat)

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Psychoanalysis, Fatherhood, and the Work of Mourning -- The Absent Father -- The Drama of Oedipus the King -- Reaching for Universal Truth -- The Father, Today -- Part I: Freud Discovers Oedipus -- Chapter 2: The Road to Thebes: Freud and French Retrospective Medicine -- The Scholar's Lament -- Medical Republicanism and Retrospective Medicine at the Salpêtrière -- Enter Oedipus -- Back to Vernant -- Chapter 3: The Dawn of the Oedipus Complex: A Tale of Two Letters -- Part II: The Oedipus Complex After Freud -- Chapter 4: Freud's Oedipal Myth and Lacan's Critique -- Hamlet -- Schreber -- Chapter 5: Deleuze-Guattari and the End of Oedipus -- Chapter 6: The Nuclear Family and Its Discontents: Freud, Jung, and Szondi and the Persistence of the Dynasty -- Two Prehistories -- Psychoanalysis and the Dynastic Imagination -- Jung, the Crown Prince -- Anna Freud, the Athena -- The Dynastic Unconscious: Léopold Szondi's "Fate Analysis" -- Part III: Private and Public Fathers -- Chapter 7: Black Fathers, Oedipal Issues, and Modernity -- Thesis -- Modifications of the Classic Oedipal Complex -- The Culturally "White Father" -- Arising Conflicts -- Social Aspects of the Oedipal -- Capitalism and the Issue of Resources -- Black Fathers and Oedipal Issues -- A Case Vignette -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Does a Father Need to be a Man? -- Sexual Determinants of Procreation -- The Problem with Father -- "Push-towards-Woman," Effect of the Irruption of One-Father -- Between Man and Woman, Husband -- Reparatory Symptoms -- Beyond Oedipus, Woman -- A Trans-Parent -- Chapter 9: Blindness and Repair in Institutional Psychoanalysis: A Brief History -- Psychoanalysis and Homosexuality.

Jasper Gerard, journalist and father of two, argues that, in the infamously tangled and strangely secretive world of the family court, a great injustice is being done to British fathers.