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Renegotiating Fatherhood


  Author: Janet Walker, Peter McCarthy, Bob Simpson
Publisher: Newcastle Centre for Family Studies
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Document Date:                  1996
Category: Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Related Categories:
Divorce and Remarriage > Parental Divorce
Family Relations > Non-custodial Parent
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
 

This paper examines post-divorce father-child relationships in the United Kingdom, and the ways in which fathers seek to maintain positive and meaningful relationships with their children even when they are living apart.  The study, which draws largely on the perspectives of fathers, demonstrates that most fathers wish to stay involved with their children and that decreased involvement is often due to factors other than paternal apathy.

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