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Fatherhood (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
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Fatherhood (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1984, this groundbreaking title explores the
concept of fatherhood, by following a hundred men who become
fathers for the first time. The book is addressed to men who are
discovering fatherhood and to women who wish to hear what a man
feels and thinks about having a child. Many men experience the
strange problems of the male couvade. They have everything from
mysterious back ache to inexplicable stomach pains. Later they
frequently find that the white-coated professionals shut the door
on their doubts and needs and their shy search for information.
Brian Jackson's book cautiously explores changing attitudes to
fatherhood emerging at the time of the book's initial publication.
In recent years we have gone through a unique revolution in man's
experience of woman and child. There is surprise at the costs and
demands of parenthood, so much so that both parents may move from a
honeymoon phase of parenthood into the birth of the blues.
Previously this has been thought of as a female, hormonal
readjustment, but since men speak of identical symptoms, this study
suggests that, at the roots, lies the strain of unprepared
parenthood. The traditional father is still there - showing off his
medals, his tattoos, his rugby triumphs and his unconcern for the
gentler aspects of life. So is the man who simply hunts in the
economic jungle, and expects his home to service him. But most of
these men now waver and hedge their bets. They look at their child
as they return from their working day, or as they slump into
unemployment, and wonder if they could be more positive, more
creative, more licensed to care.
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