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Fathers and Divorce

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In this ethnographic study, Terry Arendell gives voice to a group of divorced fathers on topics including: their rights as fathers; their relationship with former spouses; the injustices perpetrated by the ex-spouse and the legal system; the inherent differences between men and women; and the fractured nature of the post-divorce family. The author differentiates between the strategies adopted by traditionalist divorced fathers and innovative ones, and suggests policy recommendations informed by this masculinist discourse.
PART ONE: DIVORCE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA Men and Divorce Unanswered Questions At the Crossroads of Family and Gender Divorce in Context PART TWO: DIVORCE INJUSTICE A Masculinist Discourse of Divorce The Law and 'Miscarriages of Justice' PART THREE: THE MAJORITY STORY: CONVENTIONAL RESPONSES Former Spousal Relations 'War without End' Traditionalist Fathers Disengagement and Absence Neo-Traditionalist Fathers Shifting Priorities PART FOUR: THE MINORITY STORY: INNOVATIVE RESPONSES Parenting Partnerships with Former Wives Innovative, Nurturing Fathers Making Progress, Making Policies
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