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Most fathers parent less than most mothers. Those fathers who do parent equally or more so than mothers are poorly supported by our society. For children this means a loss of adult care, as well as an ongoing and sharply defined differentiation between fathers and mothers. Fathers are not present in children's lives to a significant degree, if at all, or when they are present, they are often rendered socially invisible. For many men, their parenthood is defined as biological or economic, while a minority of men struggle against the presumption that they are not caregivers.
In Redefining Fatherhood , Nancy Dowd argues that this skewed social pattern is mirrored and supported by law. Dowd makes the case for reenvisioning fatherhood away from genes and dollars, and toward nurture. Integrating economic, social and legal aspects of fathering, she makes the case for focusing on social, nurturing behavior as the core meaning of fatherhood. In this nuanced and complex analysis, she explores the barriers to redefinition, including concepts of masculinity, the interconnections between fathers and mothers, male violence and homophobia.
Redefining Fatherhood offers a progressive view on how men, and society at large, can change understandings and practices of fatherhood.

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• Introduction(p. 1)
• Part I Contemporary Fathers
• Chapter 1 The Context of Fatherhood(p. 19)
• Chapter 2 Fathers in Practice: The Conduct of Fatherhood(p. 39)
• Chapter 3 Fatherhood, Work, and Family(p. 48)
• Chapter 4 Subgroups of Fathers(p. 58)
• Chapter 5 Summary(p. 81)
• Part II Fathers in Law
• Chapter 6 Constitutional Fathers(p. 89)
• Chapter 7 Biological Fathers(p. 114)
• Chapter 8 Economic Fathers(p. 132)
• Part III Redefining Fatherhood
• Chapter 9 A New Model(p. 157)
• Chapter 10 Gender Challenges: Masculinities and Mothers(p. 181)
• Chapter 11 Redefined Fatherhood(p. 213)
• Epilogue(p. 232)
• References and Bibliography(p. 235)
• Index(p. 277)
• About the Author(p. 279)

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Marriage, biology, or economic responsibility have historically defined legal fatherhood. Dowd argues for placing nurturance and social responsibility at the center of a new legal and social definition of fatherhood. She examines the current demographic state of fatherhood, exhaustively reviews alternative conceptualizations of male-gendered parenting, and addresses the implications of a nurturance-based, redefined fathering. Cultural constructions of masculinity that include misogyny, homophobia and violence, and the social power differences between men and women hinder a move to a nurturance-based definition of fatherhood. But Dowd is not deterred. She examines each of these problems and proposes solutions that will allow the gendered differences in work and family roles to move, in time, to a gender-neutral valuation of the child and the nurturance of all children. The concluding chapter calls for a complete reorientation of cultural and social practices and family and workplace roles, proposing major changes such as a restructured workplace, economic support for all children, and fatherhood education. An important, strongly argued, but nuanced discussion of the social and legal meaning of fatherhood. Graduate students and faculty. K. M. McKinley; Cabrini College

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Nancy E. Dowd is Professor of Law, University Research Foundation Professor and Trustee Research Scholar at the University of Florida.