M uch has been learned about the various dimensions of fatherhood during the past few
decades, as is documented in several recent and expansive reviews (Lamb, 1997; …

Every year approximately 4 million children are born. For many of the parents this will be
their introduction to parenthood, arguably one of the most significant life transitions they will …

Research continues to examine the barriers to and facilitators of positive fathering
behaviors. One area recently addressed by researchers focuses on the relationship …

Our purpose in this chapter is to highlight several thematic changes that characterize how
the focus on men in family life has matured and shifted emphases over the past 30 years …

JOSEPH H. PLECK introduces work. This the model Fatherhood–Masculinity distinguishes
fatherhood Model as as a parental a conceptual status framefrom fatherhood as parenting …

This qualitative study of forty men from a wide range of family contexts examines the
relationships between fathering and men's early adult development. Through assuming …

Both our understanding and operationalization of fatherhood and father involvement have
changed over time. Fatherhood has always been a multifaceted concept, although over time …

This study examines the portrayal of men infamily roles, as fathers and husbands, on
televisioncommercials. A content analysis of commercials airedduring football, daytime, and …

Research suggests that many fathers struggle balancing hegemonic masculine norms with
new fatherhood ideals. This study uses data on 2,194 fathers from a national study on …

In his review of research on the role of the father, Nash (1965) pointed out that Carmichael's
(1954) comprehensive Manual of Child Psychology failed to list “father” in the index. As …