Fathers across Cultures: The Importance, Roles, and Diverse Practices of Dads

466 Pages·2015·4.15 MB·English

by  Jaipaul L. Roopnarine (ed.)

Fathers across Cultures

Fathers across Cultures
The Importance, Roles, and Diverse
Practices of Dads
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Editor
Foreword by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Copyright © 2015 by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
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Fathers across cultures : the importance, roles, and diverse practices of dads / Jaipaul L.
Roopnarine, editor ; foreword by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4408-3231-4 (print : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4408-3232-1 (e-book)
1. Fatherhood. 2. Fathers. I. Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., editor.
HQ756.F38323 2015
306.874'2—dc23 2015022425
ISBN: 978-1-4408-3231-4
EISBN: 978-1-4408-3232-1
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This book is dedicated to the memory of my father, Fred Lalla Roopnarine,
who like so many men of his generation, found unique ways of
negotiating provider and caregiving roles.

Contents
Foreword xi
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Introduction: Toward a Pancultural Understanding
of Constructions and Meanings of Fathering 1
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
2. African–Caribbean Fathers: The Conflict between
Masculinity and Fathering 13
Patricia Anderson and Camille Daley
3. Fathering in Brazil 39
Ana M. A. Carvalho, Lucia V. C. Moreira, and Yumi Gosso
4. Fathering in México 63
Alejandra Salguero Velázquez
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
5. Contemporary Fatherhood in Sweden: Fathering across Work and
Family Life 91
Lars Plantin
6. Fatherhood and Fathering in Eastern Europe 108
Zhanna Kravchenko and Mihaela Robila
viii Contents
7. Fathers in Portugal: From Old to New Masculinities 132
Karin Wall
8. African American Fathers and Families within
Cultural and Historical Perspective 155
Vivian L. Gadsden, James Earl Davis, and Cleopatra Jacobs Johnson
9. Latino Fathers: Myths, Realities, and Challenges 183
Robert P. Moreno and Susan S. Chuang
10. Indigenous Fathers’ Journeys in Canada: Turning around
Disrupted Circles of Care 205
Jessica Ball and Sarah Moselle
11. European American Fathers 229
Rob Palkovitz, Kimberly Dutton, and James W. Hull
ASIA
12. Indian Fathers: Traditional with Changes on the Horizon 251
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Mine Göl-Güven
13. Fathering in Chinese Culture: Traditions and Transitions 273
Xuan Li and Michael E. Lamb
14. Fathering in Japan 307
Jun Nakazawa
TURKEY, ISRAEL, AND ARAB AND
NON-ARAB ISLAMIC SOCIETIES
15. Fathering in Turkey 327
Aysegul Metindogan
16. Fathers in Israel: Contextualizing Images of Fatherhood 350
Roni Strier
17. Fathers across Arab and Non-Arab Islamic Societies 368
Ziarat Hossain and Rumaya Juhari
AFRICA
18. Black Fathers in South Africa 391
Tawanda Makusha and Linda Richter
Contents ix
19. Fathering in Kenya 410
Teresa Mwoma
20. Conclusion 429
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
About the Editor and Contributors 433
Index 439