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Teenage Tata: Voices of Young Fathers in South Africa
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Description for Teenage Tata: Voices of Young Fathers in South Africa
Paperback. Offers a portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. This title provides space for their articulate voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they come to terms with fatherhood. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Teenage Tata: Voices of Young Fathers in South Africa provides a fresh and in-depth portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. It provides space for their articulate and impassioned voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they come to terms with fatherhood. The study highlights young fathers' strong sense of responsibility; poignant accounts of emotional engagement with their children and the women in their lives; the motivating power of young fathers' own absent fathers on their parenting ... Read more
Teenage Tata: Voices of Young Fathers in South Africa provides a fresh and in-depth portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. It provides space for their articulate and impassioned voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they come to terms with fatherhood. The study highlights young fathers' strong sense of responsibility; poignant accounts of emotional engagement with their children and the women in their lives; the motivating power of young fathers' own absent fathers on their parenting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN
9780796922878
SKU
V9780796922878
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99-3
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Dr Sharlene Swartz is a sociologist and researcher at the Child, Youth, Family and Social Development research programme of the Human Sciences Research Council, and a visiting research fellow at the Centre for Commonwealth Education at the University of Cambridge. Professor Arvin Bhana is a psychologist, the Deputy Executive Director at the Child, Youth, Family and Social Development research programme ... Read more
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