Doing the Best I Can Fatherhood in the Inner City

Name: Doing the Best I Can Fatherhood in the Inner City
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ISBN: 9780520283923

ISBN-10: 0520283929

ISBN-13: 9780520283923

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kathryn Edin, Timothy J. Nelson

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Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as deadbeat dads.” Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quicklywithout planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging lasting family bonds that pregnancy inspires, and pinpoint the fatal flaws that often lead to the relationship’s demise. They offer keen insight into a radical redefinition of family life where the father-child bond is central and parental ties are…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/15/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English