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Doing the best I can : fatherhood in the inner city
Kathryn Edin,Timothy J. Nelson +1 more
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In this paper, one thing leads to another and another and the Stupid Shit leads to Stupid Shit 4. Ward Cleaver 5. Sesame Street Mornings 6. Fight or Flight 7. Try, Try Again 8. The New Package Deal Appendix Notes References IndexAbstract:
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. One Thing Leads to Another 2. Thank You, Jesus 3. The Stupid Shit 4. Ward Cleaver 5. Sesame Street Mornings 6. Fight or Flight 7. Try, Try Again 8. The New Package Deal Appendix Notes References Indexread more
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Planning parenthood: Health care providers' perspectives on pregnancy intention, readiness, and family planning
TL;DR: It is argued that negotiations of intention and readiness reflect broader tensions in family planning and demonstrate that at times the seemingly neutral notion of "planned parenthood" can mask a source of stratification in reproductive health care.
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Fathers’ Participation in Parenting and Maternal Parenting Stress: Variation by Relationship Status:
TL;DR: Overall fathers’ engagement with children and sharing in child-related chores are negatively related to maternal parenting stress, and there is little variation in these associations by mother–father relationship status, once selection factors are controlled for.
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Sharing the Burden of the Transition to Adulthood: African American Young Adults’ Transition Challenges and Their Mothers’ Health Risk:
TL;DR: It is suggested that the toll of an increasingly tenuous and uncertain transition to adulthood extends beyond young people to their parents, and increased public investments during this transition may not only reduce inequality and improve life chances for young people themselves, but may also enhance healthy aging by relieving the heavy burden on parents to help their children navigate this transition.
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Parental Leave Use Among Disadvantaged Fathers
Brianne Pragg,Chris Knoester +1 more
TL;DR: This study examines the patterns and predictors of fathers’ parental leave use, as well as its association with father–child engagement, and finds that taking parental leave is positively associated with fathers' engagement levels at one year and five years after the birth of their children.
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Fathers’ Paternity Leave-Taking and Children’s Perceptions of Father-Child Relationships in the United States
TL;DR: Analysis of the associations between paternity leave-taking and 9-year-old children’s reports of their father-child relationships suggests that increased attention on improving opportunities for parental leave in the United States may help to strengthen families by nurturing higher quality father- child relationships.