The Fatherhood Movement A Call to Action

by Horn, Wade F.; Blankenhorn, David; Pearlstein, Mitchell B.; Blankenhorn, David; Brott, Armin; Canfield, Ken R.; Coats, Dan; Eberly, Don; Gallagher, Maggie; Gutmann, David L.; Henry, Ronald K.; Mincy, Ronald B.; Popenoe, David; Pouncy, Hillard; Stanton, Gl

• ISBN13: 9780739100219
• ISBN10: 0739100211
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-18
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The fatherhood movement has established itself as the most innovative and effective response to the most daunting crisis facing American families. Written by the movement's founders, this indispensable book illustrates the movement's methods for reconnecting men with their children and restoring the fragile bonds that hold our society together. This book is the manifesto of the fatherhood movement, and it provides valuable insights into the historical, social, economic, and spiritual dimensions of the 'disappearance' of fathers from society. Reflecting the complex nature of this problem, the contributors include activists, politicians, public intellectuals, and academics from a broad range of disciplines. They not only identify the root causes of the widespread withdrawal of fathers from family life, but also offer specific remedies on the individual, local, and national levels. This is a timely and important contribution to a topic of growing concern to all Americans.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction---Toward Fatherhood	xi
David Blankenhorn
Did You Say ``Movement''?	1	(16)
Wade F. Horn
Challenging the Culture of Fatherlessness	17	(8)
David Popenoe
No Democracy without Dads	25	(10)
Don Eberly
Not Just Another Pair of Hands	35	(8)
Armin Brott
Promises Worth Keeping	43	(14)
Ken R. Canfield
The Importance of Being Married	57	(8)
Maggie Gallagher
Clueless Generation	65	(12)
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
Clues	77	(6)
Judith S. Wallerstein
There Must Be 50 Ways to Start a Family	83	(22)
Ronald B. Mincy
Hillard Pouncy
After the Divorce	105	(12)
Ronald K. Henry
Beyond Government	117	(10)
Dan Coats
Fatherhood and Language	127	(6)
Mitchell B. Pearlstein
The Species Narrative	133	(14)
David L. Gutmann
The Core of the Universe	147	(14)
Glenn T. Stanton
A Few Ideas: Voices for Fatherhood	161	(16)
Allan Carlson
martha Farrell Erickson
Chester E. Finn Jr.
William A. Galston
Stephen Goldsmith
Michael C. Laracy
David L. Levy
William R. Mattox Jr.
Michael J. McManus
J. Neil Tift
Malcolm V. Williams
Matthew D. Buckwalter
Ruth A. Wooden
A Call to Fatherhood	169	(8)
Index	177	(8)
About the Contributors	185