The Dynamics of Young Fatherhood

“One of the most important books on adolescent and young adult fathers ever published. Moving interviews document how young fatherhood is shaped by personal, familial, institutional and societal influences, illuminating factors that facilitate or impede their efforts to be engaged, caring parents and the implications for medical and social services and public policy.” Mark S. Kiselica, Penn State Harrisburg

Bren Neale is Emeritus Professor of Lifecourse and Family Research at the University of Leeds.

Anna Tarrant is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Lincoln.

Introduction

Part 1: Young Fatherhood: Contemporary Knowledge and Debate

1. The Lives of Young Fathers

2. Policy Responses and Public Discourses: The Neglect of Young Fathers

3. Researching Young Fatherhood Through Time

Part 2: Living Young Fatherhood: Changing Identities, Relationships and Practices

4. Becoming a Young Father: Transitions, Identities, Choices, Constraints

5. Co-Parenting: The Gendered Dynamics of Young Relationships

6. Reconfiguring Families: Intergenerational care and support?

7. Young Breadwinners? Education, Employment, and Training Trajectories

8. Finding a Place to Parent: Young Fathers’ Housing Needs and Pathways - With Linzi Ladlow

Part 3: Supporting Young Fathers: Lived Experiences and Policy Challenges

9. Professional Support for Young Fathers: Support, surveillance, sidelining?

10. Enhancing the Social Engagement of Young Fathers through Qualitative Longitudinal Impact Research

11. Rethinking Young Fatherhoodː Citizenship and Compassionate Social Policy

Appendix: Pen Portraits of the Participants