Men's pathways to parenthood: Silences and heterosexual gender norms

Title: Men's pathways to parenthood: Silences and heterosexual gender norms
Creator: Morison, Tracy, Macleod, Catriona I
Date: 2015
Type: Book
Identifier: vital:548
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018815
Identifier: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2332
Description: How does the decision to become a parent unfold for heterosexual men? Is becoming a father a 'decision' at all or a series of events? These questions are the starting point for this critical book, in which the authors unravel the social and interpersonal processes – shaped by deeply entrenched socio-cultural norms – that come to bear on parenthood decision-making in the South African context. Drawing on the narratives of white, Afrikaans women and men, Men's Pathways to Parenthood uses an innovative discursive method to illuminate the roles masculinity, whiteness, class, and heteronormativity play in these accounts. Men's Pathways to Parenthood addresses an under-researched topic in gender studies – namely, men and reproductive decision-making – and will be an important resource for scholars in gender studies, sexualities, and reproductive health, as well as those interested in innovative approaches to discursive research.
Format: pdf
Publisher: HSRC Press
Language: English

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Morison, Tracy (Dr)

Gender Action Forum (GENACT)

Macleod, Catriona Ida (Distinguished Professor)

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SDG 05. Gender Equality

RU DST/NRF SARChI for Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproductions Research (CSSR) Programme

SDG 10. Reduced Inequalities

SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being

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