Psychosocial Dimensions of Fatherhood Readiness in Low-Income Young Men

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dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Kevinen_US
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Damian Men_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-19T06:36:08Z
dc.date.available2010-02-19T06:36:08Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractResearchers have a limited understanding of how men become ready for fatherhood, especially among young, low-income men in the transition to fatherhood. The present study draws a diverse sample (n = 53) enrolled in fatherhood programs in Midwestern cities. Life history interviews were conducted with the participants and grounded theory was employed to identify common themes among the narratives. Four cognitive dimensions of fatherhood readiness were identified by the current investigation: presumptive paternity and acknowledged paternity that one is a father, fatherhood vision, maturity, and men's perceptions of their provisional capacity. These contributed to the construction of narratives that describe fatherhood--trial readiness and decided readiness. Implications for social policies and programming are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9829
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociology, Individual and Family Studiesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic Policyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEthnic Studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFatheren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIntentionalityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledparenthooden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledReadinessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledYoung adulthooden_US
dc.titlePsychosocial Dimensions of Fatherhood Readiness in Low-Income Young Menen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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