Paternity and Fatherhood: Myths and Realities

Spaas, Lieve; Selous, Trista

What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? What is a 'father-figure'? What can literature tell us about absent or overbearing fathers? How far is the cultural construct of fatherhood linked to biological paternity, and what is biological paternity? These are some of the questions explored through the chapters in this book, which together offer a fascinatingly complex view of fatherhood across the centuries.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781349138180

ISBN-13: 9781349138180

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-13816-6

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 283