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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462782003321

Autore

Jackson Brian <1932-, >

Titolo

Fatherhood / / Brian Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-203-12262-3

1-283-84672-1

1-136-33382-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

306.8742

Soggetti

Fatherhood

Fathers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1983 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Fatherhood; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface by Sonia Jackson; Part One: On the Brink; 1. The Invisible Man; 2. Figures in a Landscape; Part Two: Full Fathom Five; 3. 'Darling, I've News for You'; 4. Decision Taker; 5. Action Man; 6. Doubtful Days; 7. Couvade; Part Three: Coming Up for Air; 8. Nativity; 9. Being There; 10. Coming Home; 11. Baby Days; Part Four: On the Outside, Looking Inside; 12. 'The Child Grows Towards the Father'; 13. Androgyny and the Imperatives of Work; 14. Everyman; 15. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1984, this groundbreaking title explores the concept of fatherhood, by following a hundred men who become fathers for the first time. The book is addressed to men who are discovering fatherhood and to women who wish to hear what a man feels and thinks about having a child.Many men experience the strange problems of the male couvade. They have everything from mysterious back ache to inexplicable stomach pains. Later they frequently find that the white-coated professionals shut the door on their doubts and needs and their shy search for information. Brian Jack