Fatherhood in the Early Twenty-First Century – A Crisis of Fatherhood and „New” Fatherhood Cover Image

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Fatherhood in the Early Twenty-First Century – A Crisis of Fatherhood and „New” Fatherhood

Author(s): Katarzyna Zielińska-Król
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: fatherhood; new fatherhood; engaged fatherhood; the crisis of fatherhood

Summary/Abstract: Parenthood used to be and in fact still is identified mostly with motherhood, not only in common thinking, but also in interdisciplinary studies. Until quite recently the main areas of reflection and discussion concerning parenthood were: the maternal instinct, maternity leave, maternal love and maternal bond. However, a change has been observed within the last decade. Now, the term fatherhood or the „new” fatherhood is becoming the subject of studies and analyses within the family studies (although it must be noted that the main focus is still on motherhood). The subject of fatherhood has been presented from the point of view of the evolution of fatherhood, the reasons of the crisis of fatherhood, and the characteristic of the „new” fatherhood. This article discusses the „new” (engaged) fatherhood as a currently promoted vision of the father role model.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 5 (60)
  • Page Range: 83-94
  • Page Count: 12