Man blir pappa. Föräldraskap och maskulinitet i förändring
(1999)- Abstract
- The theme of this dissertation is the way in which the process of becoming a father is experienced, constituted, and constructed in Sweden in the 1990's. From the perspective of cultural analysis, I seek to discuss what men who become fathers today see as important in the constitution of themselves as parents and what is important in the eyes of other people; what occasions and actiona are significant, what procedures one can or should gp through, and how they are perceived; and how these men differ from fathers in previous generations and how they view this.
On the basis of images of men and fathers in adverising, I discuss ideas about and interpretations of masculinity together with what I call a normative masculinity.... (More) - The theme of this dissertation is the way in which the process of becoming a father is experienced, constituted, and constructed in Sweden in the 1990's. From the perspective of cultural analysis, I seek to discuss what men who become fathers today see as important in the constitution of themselves as parents and what is important in the eyes of other people; what occasions and actiona are significant, what procedures one can or should gp through, and how they are perceived; and how these men differ from fathers in previous generations and how they view this.
On the basis of images of men and fathers in adverising, I discuss ideas about and interpretations of masculinity together with what I call a normative masculinity. One channel through which the prevailing norm is expressed is the literature intended for parents-to-be. With these images of fathers and fatherhood as a background, the focus is then shifted to the father's own experiences. The book deals chronologically with the process of becoming a father, starting with pregnancy followed by childbirth, confirmation, and the organisation of everyday life.
Throughout the dissertation I show that a father is not something one IS, but something one BECOMES through training and involvement. Becoming a father is a process which has as its goal a close and intimate relationship to the child, and there is a difference between becoming and being a father (Swedish FAR) and becoming and being a dad (Swedish PAPPA). (Less)
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- author
- Hagström, Charlotte LU
- supervisor
- opponent
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- Lindqvist, Beatriz, Södertörns högskola
- organization
- publishing date
- 1999
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- childbirth, masculinity, fatherhood, parenthood, pappaledighet, barn, förlossning, maskulinitet, faderskap, föräldraskap, children, parental leave
- pages
- 288 pages
- publisher
- Nordic Academic Press
- defense location
- Carolinasalen, Lund
- defense date
- 1999-10-01 10:15:00
- ISBN
- 91-89116-10-0
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 537897b2-3344-4413-b7f5-fcdc1b1b1ccf (old id 936534)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 12:08:36
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:09:14
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abstract = {{The theme of this dissertation is the way in which the process of becoming a father is experienced, constituted, and constructed in Sweden in the 1990's. From the perspective of cultural analysis, I seek to discuss what men who become fathers today see as important in the constitution of themselves as parents and what is important in the eyes of other people; what occasions and actiona are significant, what procedures one can or should gp through, and how they are perceived; and how these men differ from fathers in previous generations and how they view this.<br/><br>
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On the basis of images of men and fathers in adverising, I discuss ideas about and interpretations of masculinity together with what I call a normative masculinity. One channel through which the prevailing norm is expressed is the literature intended for parents-to-be. With these images of fathers and fatherhood as a background, the focus is then shifted to the father's own experiences. The book deals chronologically with the process of becoming a father, starting with pregnancy followed by childbirth, confirmation, and the organisation of everyday life.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Throughout the dissertation I show that a father is not something one IS, but something one BECOMES through training and involvement. Becoming a father is a process which has as its goal a close and intimate relationship to the child, and there is a difference between becoming and being a father (Swedish FAR) and becoming and being a dad (Swedish PAPPA).}},
author = {{Hagström, Charlotte}},
isbn = {{91-89116-10-0}},
keywords = {{childbirth; masculinity; fatherhood; parenthood; pappaledighet; barn; förlossning; maskulinitet; faderskap; föräldraskap; children; parental leave}},
language = {{swe}},
publisher = {{Nordic Academic Press}},
school = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Man blir pappa. Föräldraskap och maskulinitet i förändring}},
year = {{1999}},
}