FATHERS, FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS

Contents

List of figures, tables and boxes

Figure

Tables

Boxes

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Fatherhood research in the late 20th and early 21st century

1. Framing fatherhood: the ethics and philosophy of researching fatherhoods

Introduction

Framing fatherhood research for funding

Framing ‘fatherhood’

Framing the conversation

Having the conversation

2. Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers’ experiences

Introduction

Designing and developing qualitative longitudinal (QR) research

Researching father’s experiences of fatherhood: time and QL research

Researcher and participant relationships overtime

Conclusion

3. Researching fathers through surveys: methodological challenges

Introduction

Overview of surveys

Structural critical analysis of surveys: how fathers are investigated

Critical analysis of items: what can we learn about fathers from surveys

Conclusion

4. Fatherhood research on the internet: methodological reflections from a literature review

Introduction

Background

The methodology employed in the literature review

Netnography and studying fathers online

Using the internet to reach fathers

Conclusion

5. Researching fatherhood and place: adopting an ethnographic approach

Introduction

What is ethnography and how can it be used in fatherhood studies?

Background to the research project

Research methods

Ethical aspects

Analysis

Does the method contribute to an in-depth knowledge of fatherhood?

6. Teleconference focus groups with fathers: ‘You’re on the line with ...’

Introduction

Research design

Complexities of the chair

Procedural issues

Chairing the confessional

Conclusion

7. Using visual technologies: young children’s perspectives on fathers

Introduction

The use of visual technologies in research on children and families

‘Me and my dad’: using visual technologies to explore a ‘child’s eye view’ of fathers and fathering

Access and recruitment

Ethics

Technology: using the cameras

Age of children

Classifying, analysing and publishing the data

Conclusion

8. Interviewing young fathers: managing ethical risks

Introduction

Introducing the FYF study: a brief synopsis

Interviewing process

Research considerations

Conclusion

9. Engaging fathers with family support services: using conversation analysis

Introduction

Fathers and family support

Using conversation analysis

The study

Fathers ‘slipping away’

Mothers gatekeeping fathers’ involvement

Recruiting other carers

Using conversation analysis to research fathers

10. Mixing methods in fatherhood research: studying social change in family life

Introduction

Background

Mixing methods and FAMOSTAT

Analysing the data

Conclusion: social psychology of everyday life

11. Capturing the bigger picture with big data: opportunities for fatherhood researchers

Introduction

‘Go large’: studying fathers and fatherhood

The (real) challenge of big data

Characteristics of fathers

Cultural representations of fatherhood

Fathering behaviour and practices

Conclusion: assumptions, dilemmas and possibilities

Index