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Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality : Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grau Grau, Marc.
Other Authors: las Heras Maestro, Mireia., Riley Bowles, Hannah.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Contributions to Management Science Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Engaged Fatherhood forMen, Families and Gender Equality
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Launching a Cross-disciplinary and Cross-national Conversation on Engaged Fatherhood
  • 1 Origins
  • 2 Why Focus on Fathers?
  • 2.1 Mounting Evidence
  • 2.2 Gender Equality
  • 2.3 Increasing Fatherhood Engagement Is a Win-Win Proposition
  • 3 Fostering Cross-disciplinary Learning and Coordination
  • 3.1 Health and Wellbeing
  • 3.2 Social Policy
  • 3.3 Work and Organizations
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I: Health and Wellbeing
  • The Role of Fathers in Child and Family Health
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Who Is a Father?
  • 2 Changing Trends in Parenting
  • 3 Father Involvement Across Childhood
  • 3.1 Prenatal
  • 3.2 Infancy
  • 3.3 Childhood
  • 3.4 Adolescence
  • 4 Father Health and Its Impact on Children
  • 5 Diversity of Fathers
  • 6 Implications for Future Research and Policy
  • References
  • The Impact of Fatherś Health on Reproductive and Infant Health and Development
  • 1 The Importance of Enhancing Fatherś Health and Engagement During the Perinatal Reproductive Health Period to Improve Matern...
  • 2 The Impact of Fatherś Health on Reproductive and Infant Health
  • 2.1 Paternal Planned and Wanted Pregnancies (Family Planning)
  • 2.2 Paternal Biologic and Genetic Contributions
  • 2.3 Paternal Epigenetic Contributions
  • 2.4 Paternal Reproductive Health Practices That Could Enhance Their Partnerś Health Behaviors and Self-Care Practices
  • 2.5 Paternal Reproductive Biologic and Social Health That Could Enhance Their Partnerś Reproductive Health Biology
  • 2.6 Paternal Support for Maternal Delivery and Post-partum Care
  • 2.7 Paternal Mental Health Influences
  • 2.8 Paternal Contributions to the Familyś Social Determinants of Health.
  • 3 Significance of the New Fatherś Reproductive Health Conceptualization and Findings and Their Implications for Health Servic...
  • 3.1 Implications for Health Services Programs and Policies
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • The Impact of Fatherhood on Menś Health and Development
  • 1 The Importance of Fatherhood for Menś Health and Development over the Life Course
  • 2 Pathways Through Which Fatherhood Impacts on Menś Health and Development
  • 2.1 Menś Physical Health Status During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.2 Changes in Fatherś Physical Health During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.2.1 Paternal Weight Gain
  • 2.2.2 Couvade Syndrome
  • 2.2.3 Biologic Adaptions: Hormonal and Brain Structure Transformations
  • 2.2.4 Paternal Longevity
  • 2.3 Changes in Fatherś Mental Health During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.3.1 Paternal Stress, Anxiety and Depression
  • 2.3.2 Behavioral and Externalizing Mental Health Impacts
  • 2.3.3 Positive Mental Health Impacts
  • 2.3.4 Perinatal/Infant Specific Sources of Paternal Depression
  • 2.4 Changes in Fatherś Social Health and Well-Being During the Perinatal Period: The Impact of Fatherhood on Menś Social Hea...
  • 2.4.1 Fathers as Employees
  • 2.4.2 Fathers as Family and Community Members
  • 2.4.3 Fathers as Economic Providers: Fathers Own Lived SDOH Transformations
  • 2.5 Menś Psychological Maturation of Paternal Generativity: Menś Improved Capacity for Parenthood and Fatherhood
  • 2.6 Menś Life Course Development as Fathers
  • 3 Enhancing Fatherhood to Foster Menś Health and Development During the Perinatal Period: Implications for Research, Practice...
  • References
  • Steps in Developing a Public Health Surveillance System for Fathers
  • 1 Review of the Role of Fatherhood in Male and Family Health and Current National Surveillance Data on Young Men and Fathers.
  • 2 Assessing the Feasibility of Sampling Fathers for a National-Level Public Health Surveillance System
  • 2.1 Use of Birth Records
  • 2.2 State input
  • 3 Formative Research to Develop Methodology
  • 3.1 Expectant Father and FQHC New Father Demographics
  • 4 Focus Groups with New Parents
  • 5 Collecting Father Data: Methodological Findings and Recommendations
  • 6 Piloting a Public Health Surveillance System for Fathers: PRAMS for Dads
  • 7 Collecting New Father Data: Overall Findings
  • References
  • Fatherhood and Reproductive Health in the Antenatal Period: From Menś Voices to Clinical Practice
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 History of Men and Prenatal Care
  • 1.2 Aims
  • 2 Methodology
  • 2.1 Sample
  • 2.2 Recruitment Methodology
  • 2.3 Survey Instrument and Survey Collection Methodology
  • 2.4 Analysis
  • 2.5 Methodologic Limitations
  • 3 Results and Results Discussion
  • 3.1 Study Population Characteristics
  • 3.1.1 Results
  • 3.2 Fatherhood Preparation and Engagement in Reproductive Health Services
  • 3.2.1 Results
  • 3.2.2 Results Discussion
  • 3.3 Fatherś Health, Health Care and Mental Health
  • 3.3.1 Health and Health Care
  • Results
  • Results Discussion
  • 3.3.2 Mental Health
  • Results
  • Results Discussion
  • 3.4 Perceptions of the Father-Friendliness of MGH Obstetric Services
  • 3.4.1 Results
  • 3.4.2 Results Discussion
  • 3.5 Paternal Information Needs and Potential Formats for Delivery
  • 3.5.1 Results
  • 3.5.2 Results Discussion
  • 3.6 Fatherś Assessment of the MGH Fatherhood Prenatal Care Initiative
  • 3.6.1 Results
  • 3.6.2 Results Discussion
  • 4 Discussion
  • 5 Father-Friendly Obstetric Prenatal Care Practice Recommendations
  • 5.1 Staff Training About Father Inclusion
  • 5.1.1 Rationale
  • 5.1.2 Recommendations
  • 5.2 Father Friendly Office Environment
  • 5.2.1 Rationale
  • 5.2.2 Recommendations.
  • 5.3 Explicit Affirmation of Father Inclusion
  • 5.3.1 Recommendations
  • 5.4 Development of Educational Materials for Fathers
  • 5.4.1 Rationale
  • 5.4.2 Recommendations
  • 5.5 Special Father Reproductive Health Care Initiatives
  • 5.5.1 Rationale
  • 5.5.2 Recommendations
  • 6 Concluding Comments
  • References
  • Part II: Social Policy
  • Fathers and Family Leave Policies: What Public Policy Can Do to Support Families
  • 1 Types of Family Leave Available to Fathers
  • 2 Policy Design and Leave Use by Fathers
  • 3 Impact of Fathers on Leave
  • 4 A Good Quality of Infant Life
  • 5 Supporting Fathers in the Workplace to Take Leave
  • 6 Practical Recommendations
  • References
  • Individual Parental Leave for Fathers: Promoting Gender Equality in Norway
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Designing Individualized Parental Leave for Fathers
  • 3 The Norwegian Parental Leave System for Fathers
  • 4 Data and Method
  • 5 Experiencing the Fathers ́Quota Design
  • 5.1 The Fathers ́Quota as a Norm
  • 5.2 Employers ́Support of Fathers ́Caregiving Responsibilities
  • 5.3 Empowered as Caregivers
  • 6 Practical Recommendations
  • References
  • How Do Men Talk about Taking Parental Leave? Evidence from South Korea, Spain, and the U.S.
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Approaches and Literature Review
  • 2.1 Workplace Environment
  • 2.2 Individual- and Couple-level Dynamics
  • 2.3 Cultural Explanations
  • 2.4 Welfare System and Policies
  • 3 Three Macro-Institutional Contexts: Korea, Spain, and the U.S.
  • 3.1 Labor Force Participation and Gender Equality
  • 3.2 Family Policies
  • 4 Data and Methods
  • 5 Results
  • 5.1 Spain and the U.S.: The Salience of Leave Availability
  • 5.2 Korea and the U.S.: The Salience of Gender-Role Attitudes
  • 5.3 Institutional Context and Individual Narratives
  • 6 Implications
  • References
  • Part III: Work and Organizations.
  • Impossible Standards and Unlikely Trade-Offs: Can Fathers be Competent Parents and Professionals?
  • 1 Traditional Notions of the Ideal Father in Work and Family Contexts
  • 2 Contemporary Fathers in Work and Family Contexts
  • 2.1 The Upside of Involved Fathering
  • 2.2 The Downside of Involved Fathering
  • 3 Reconciling the Old and New: Redefining Fatherhood
  • 4 Where Can We Go from Here? Bolstering Paternal Competence at Work and at Home
  • 5 Concluding Thoughts
  • References
  • The New Dad: The Career-Caregiving Conundrum
  • 1 Introduction and Research Overview
  • 2 Comparing Dads ́and Moms ́Caregiving Responsibilities
  • 3 How Do Fathers See their Roles?
  • 4 Is there a Career Penalty for Being a Committed Dad?
  • 5 Are Fathers Interested in Taking Paternity Leave?
  • 6 Are More Fathers Today Considering Being an at-Home Dad?
  • 7 Are Fathers Living up to their Own Caregiving Expectations?
  • 8 What Impact Does Generational Cohort Play in Fatherhood Types?
  • 9 Summary and Recommendations
  • References
  • French Fathers in Work Organizations: Navigating Work-Life Balance Challenges
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Menś New Aspirations: Juggling Traditional Male Identity and Organizational Constraints
  • 3 Fatherhood in the French Social Context
  • 3.1 A Natalism-Based and Mother-Centered Family Policy
  • 3.2 The Fatherhood Regime in France
  • 3.3 Difficult Articulation Between Fatherhood and Work
  • 4 Methods and Data
  • 5 Empirical Findings
  • 5.1 Fathers ́Talk on WLB: Combining Needs, Professional Challenges and Changing Social Expectations
  • 5.1.1 Masculine Meanings of WLB for Differentiated Needs
  • 5.1.2 Professional Ideals and the Role the Organization Should Play in WLB
  • 5.1.3 Self-Concepts of Fatherhood
  • 5.2 Fathers ́`walk ́on WLB: Three Ways of Combining WLB and Fatherhood
  • 5.2.1 The Breadwinner Father
  • 5.2.2 The Caring Father.
  • 5.2.3 The `want to have it all ́Father.

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