Overview
- Traces ideals and practices of good parenthood in a wide range of contexts
- Develops an independent theoretical contribution
- Situates Danish and Swedish research within a broader international context
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life (PSFL)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Doing Good Parenthood
Book Subtitle: Ideals and Practices of Parental Involvement
Editors: Anna Sparrman, Allan Westerling, Judith Lind, Karen Ida Dannesboe
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46774-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46773-3Published: 01 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83582-2Published: 03 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46774-0Published: 24 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2731-6440
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6459
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 152
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Family, Children, Youth and Family Policy