Deadbeat Dads: Subjectivity and Social Construction

Deena Mandell

Published by University of Toronto Press 2002

Deadbeat Dads

Subjectivity and Social Construction

Deena Mandell

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673731

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Non-payment of child support is often categorized as an individual act of deviance or moral failing, reinforcing resistance and disengagement on the part of fathers by causing them to see themselves as victims whose personal rights are under threat.

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Mandell Deena :

Deena Mandell is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Gerald de Montigny, School of Social Work, Carleton University:

'Excellent, well researched, well written, and competently argued ... the conclusions and recommendations that flow from it are extremely important for policy makers and front-line social workers ... Mandell's work, informed by a feminist support for womens' autonomy, provides a clear direction for the promotion of policies that foster women's independence rather than their dependence.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Fathers and Divorce: Personal and Institutional Processes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. The Study Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
3. The Fathers7 Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
4. Looking at Legal Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
5. How the Institutional Informants See It Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
6. Putting It All Together Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272

eBook

Published: November 26, 2002
ISBN: 9781442673731