Doing Good Parenthood

Anna Sparrman

ISBN 10: 3319467735 / ISBN 13: 9783319467733

Published by Springer International Publishing Feb 2017, 2017

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This edited collection shows that good parenthood is neither fixed nor stable. The contributors show how parenthood is equally done by men, women and children, in and through practices involving different normative guidelines. The book explores how normative layers of parenthood are constituted by notions such as good childhood, family ideals, national public health and educational strategies. The authors illustrate how different versions of parenthood coexist and how complex sets of actions are demanded to fulfil today's expectations of parenthood in Western societies. This interdisciplinary book will be of interest to research scholars in child and family studies, students, experts, social workers, politicians, teachers and parents. 164 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doing Good Parenthood
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing Feb 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319467735
• ISBN 13: 9783319467733
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 14D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 333 grams

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Synopsis

This edited collection shows that good parenthood is neither fixed nor stable. The contributors show how parenthood is equally done by men, women and children, in and through practices involving different normative guidelines. The book explores how normative layers of parenthood are constituted by notions such as good childhood, family ideals, national public health and educational strategies. The authors illustrate how different versions of parenthood coexist and how complex sets of actions are demanded to fulfil today’s expectations of parenthood in Western societies. This interdisciplinary book will be of interest to research scholars in child and family studies, students, experts, social workers, politicians, teachers and parents.

About the Author

Anna Sparrman is Professor at the Department of Thematic Studies – Child Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.

Allan Westerling is Associate Professor at the Department of People and Technology and the Centre for Childhood, Youth and Family Life research at Roskilde University, Denmark.

Judith Lind is Lecturer at the Department of Thematic Studies – Child Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.

Karen Ida Dannesboe is Assistant Professor at the Department of Educational Anthropology, School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark.