Fathers across cultures : the importance, roles, and diverse practices of dads / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, editor ; foreword by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda.
| Other author | Roopnarine, Jaipaul L. editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Santa Barbara : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015] |
| Description | xii, 451 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda -- Introduction : Toward a pancultural understanding of constructions and meanings of fathering / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine -- African-Caribbean fathers : the conflict between masculinity and fathering / Patricia Anderson and Camille Daley -- Fathering in Brazil / Ana M.A. Carvalho, Lucia V.C. Moreira, and Yumi Gosso -- Fathering in Mexico / Alejandra Salguero Velazquez -- Contemporary fatherhood in Sweden : fathering across work and family life / Lars Plantin -- Fatherhood and fathering in Eastern Europe / Zhanna Kravchenko and Mihaela Robila -- Fathers in Portugal : from old to new masculinities / Karin Wall -- African American fathers and families within cultural and historical perspective / Vivian L. Gadsden, James Earl Davis, and Cleopatra Jacobs Johnson -- Latino fathers : myths, realities, and challenges / Robert P. Moreno and Susan S. Chuang -- Indigenous fathers: journeys in Canada : turning around disrupted circles of care / Jessica Ball and Sarah Moselle -- European American fathers / Rob Palkovitz, Kimberly Dutton, and James W. Hull -- Indian fathers : traditional with changes on the horizon / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Mine Göl-Güven -- Fathering in Chinese culture : traditions and transitions / Xuan Li and Michael E. Lamb -- Fathering in Japan / Jun Nakazawa -- Fathering in Turkey / Aysegul Metindogan -- Fathers in Israel : contextualizing images of fatherhood / Roni Strier -- Fathers across Arab and non-Arab Islamic societies / Ziarat Hossain and Rumaya Juhari -- Black fathers in South Africa / Tawanda Makusha and Linda Richter -- Fathering in Kenya / Teresa Mwoma -- Conclusion / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015022425 |
| ISBN | 9781440832314 (print : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1440832315 (print : alk. paper) |