Family Man

Fatherhood, Housework, and Gender Equity

Author: Scott Coltrane
ISBN: 9780195119091

The typical American family has changed dramatically since the days of "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Father Knows Best." Double-income families are now the rule, and fathers are much more involved in raising the children and cleaning house. Reactions to these changes have been diverse, ranging from grave misgivings to a sense of liberation and new possibility. Groups as diverse as Promise Keepers, the Million Man March, and Robert Bly's mythopoetic men's movement tell us that fathers are important. From the fundamentalist right to the feminist left, opinions about the changing nature of the family—and the consequent rethinking of gender roles—have been vehement, if not always very well-founded. In Family Man, sociologist Scott Coltrane brings a wealth of compelling evidence to this debate over the American family. Drawing on his own extensive research and many fascinating interviews, Coltrane explodes many of the common myths about shared parenting, provides first-hand accounts of men's

Publisher: OUP USA
Publish Date: 1997

Subjects: Family & Relationships / General, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Men/Masculinities)