{"product_id":"9780522884104","title":"Fathering","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eThomson, Alistair; Murphy, John; Murphy, Kate K; Bell, Johnny\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMelbourne University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eRedefining what it means to be a father today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 21st-century father is expected to be actively engaged in the everyday care of his children, as epitomised by the celebrated dad of children's cartoon Bluey, the Blue Heeler Bandit. \u003ci\u003eFathering: An Australian History \u003c\/i\u003eexplores why men often struggle to meet social and cultural expectations. The authors' groundbreaking research reveals the forces that have shaped Australian family life and fathering since the early twentieth century, and how Australian fathers have managed the evolving role and its responsibilities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focusing on lived experience and drawing upon a century of personal accounts, \u003ci\u003eFathering\u003c\/i\u003e shows how fathers have participated in raising their children as the world changed their family roles and the relationships they form with their children. It reveals how the experience of being a father is as much shaped by social class and material wellbeing as it is by race and ethnicity, geography and sexuality, and by family legacy and personal character.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first comprehensive history of Australian fathering,\u003ci\u003e Fathering\u003c\/i\u003e transforms our understanding of men's experience of parenthood, showing how fathers from diverse backgrounds, including migrant and Indigenous dads, have negotiated their role in changing circumstances.","brand":"Melbourne University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030949175551,"sku":"9780522884104","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780522884104","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}