Men, Caregiving and the Media : The Dad Dilemma (Paperback)

Chapter 1: Introduction AbstractIntroductionThe gendered contexts of reproduction and careDebates over masculinity and careworkMedia representation and intelligibilityChapter contentsConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 2: Contextualising the changing nature of fatherhoodAbstractIntroductionFathers who provide primary care: What does this mean?Increased father involvement and fathers who provide primary careFathering and policyPrevalence of fathers who provide primary care: How much increase has there been?Concluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 3: ‘It’s a mom’s world’: Parenting books written for men who provide primary careAbstractIntroductionParenting equals motheringFathering as discretionaryMums know bestFathers are ‘supposed’ to workMasculine enoughFathering as uniqueConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 4: ‘We are all equal. But no Dad can be a Mum’: Newsprint media constructions and representations of men who provide primary careAbstractIntroductionWhere are the fathers?Contemporary fathering as contradictoryDefending fathers who provide primary careCaregiving is difficultFathers who provide primary care must be ‘real’ menConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 5: ‘We are not Mr Mom’: Blogging and self-representation by men who provide primary careAbstractIntroductionSame old brand new youThe stakes of ‘daddy blogging’Pathways to primary caregivingThe purpose of running a blogAccounts of masculinityPrimary caregiving as a jobBlog-related achievementsImaging primary caregiving on blogsConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 6: "I don’t think it’s a role reversal. I just think it’s a role sharing": Small screen representations of men who provide primary careAbstractIntroductionSmall screens, big issuesThe small screen as a potential site of resistanceTelevision news mediaTalk showsYoutube vlogsDocumentariesReality televisionConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 7: ‘Of course they’d let me coach, ‘cos I’m having a boy!’ Small screen representations of gay men providing primary careAbstractIntroductionThe new homonormativity: Gay fathers on televisionContrasting ‘good’ and ‘bad’ reproductive citizensAn emphasis upon gender role modelsGay men and intimacyConcluding thoughtsReferencesChapter 8: ConclusionAbstractIntroductionCommon themes in this bookInstitutional barriers to men as primary caregiversThe media as potential driver for change‘New’ masculinities and careThe ongoing problem of languageWhere next?Concluding thoughtsReferencesList of TablesTable 1: Parenting Manual BooksTable 2: Autobiographical Books