Lecture 24 Fathering Strategies for changing families Traditional before 1900s o Caregiver o Moral educator o Head of family o Family breadwinner Non traditional 1900s o Sole breadwinner Global economic reconstruction o Declining wages o Need for education o Shift from manufacturing to service Culture of new fatherhood o Taking on maternal roles o Providing and care giving Low income dads have less time with children disproportionately men of color o Figuring out how to provide for children and family o At times father roles have been just for financial reasons devaluing fatherhood Fathering based on context Three block fathers daily routines with X over my head Trouble of visiting child even within same city due to lack of safety or police protection gangs crime Kin strategies Maternal gatekeeping mothers encouraging fathers to be involved with children post separation o Mothers recruit nonresidential fathers as ideal father figures Resources and time Recruit for intimacy Safety of children in mind Older cohorts and generations fathers intended to have jobs Younger cohorts work involvement was weak
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