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Father’s care in a childhood perspective

Father’s care in a childhood perspective. Gunhild R. Farstad NOVA/Háskola Islands. Essay for the course: Childhood, changing contexts (Arnlaug Leira and Chiara Saraceno) Article about fatherhood practices. The Norwegian parental leave. 46/56 weeks leave 3+6 weeks reserved for mothers

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Father’s care in a childhood perspective

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  1. Father’s care in a childhood perspective Gunhild R. Farstad NOVA/Háskola Islands

  2. Essay for the course: Childhood, changing contexts (Arnlaug Leira and Chiara Saraceno) • Article about fatherhood practices

  3. The Norwegian parental leave • 46/56 weeks leave • 3+6 weeks reserved for mothers • 2 week leave for fathers around the birth • 10 weeks reserved “father’s quota”

  4. Equal parenthood • Win-win situation • Both re-familization and de- familization

  5. Mothers work life participation • Waldfogel (2000): studies of formal care in infancy • Esping- Andersen (2002): positive spill- over effect for the family

  6. Fathers leave; the benefit for children • Much focus on fathers experiences • Length of leave = participating father? • Pleck (2007): integrated ecological- parental capital approach

  7. My research • No direct relationship between length of leave and the way fathers shape their fathering practices. • Relates to different “contracts” • E.g. same leave; different “outcome”

  8. Doucet (2009): “A constant dance of connection that changes for each child and each parent over the course of each year”

  9. O’Brien (2009) Possible polarization between infants being born into parental leave- rich vs. parental leave poor families or counties.

  10. Doucet, A. (2009). “Dad and Baby in the First Year: Gendered Responsibilities and Embodiment” The Annals of the American Academy of Political an Social Science 2009; 624 Esping- Andersen, G. (2002) “Ch. 2: A Child- Centered Social Investment Strategy” in Why We Need a New Welfare State 2002 James, A. and Prout, A. (2005) “Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood 2nd edition, Leira, A. (2008). “Childcare in Scandinavia. Parental Responsibility and Social Right” LHomme: European Journal of Feminist History 19 (1) 2008 Leira, A. and Saraceno, C. (edts.) (2008). Childhood: Changing Context. Comparative Social Research, Volume 25. O’Brien, M. (2009). “Fathers, Parental Leave Policies, and Infant Quality of Life: International Perspectives and Policy Impact” The Annals of the American Academy of Political an Social Science, 2009, 624 Pleck, J. (2007). “Why Could Father Involvement Benefit Children? Theoretical Perspectives” Applied Development Science 2007 11 (4) Waldfogel, J. (2000). ”Childcare, Womens Employment and Child Outcomes” Journal of Population Economics 15 2002 Literature

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