Main description:

Anna Tarrant's revealing research explores the dynamics of men's caring responsibilities in low-income families' lives.
The book draws on pioneering multigenerational research to examine men's involvement in care for their families. It interrogates how this is affected by the resources available and the constraints upon them, considering intersections of gender, generation and work, as well as the impact of austerity and welfare support.
Illuminating aspects of care within economic hardship that often go unseen, it deepens our understanding of masculinities and family life and the policies and practices that support or undermine men's participation.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Fathering, poverty, families and policy
2. Low-income fatherhoods in historical and political context
3. Theorising men's participation in low-income families
4. Supporting men in low- income contexts: practitioner observations
5. Men's caring arrangements and family trajectories
6. Familial economic circumstances and provisioning practices
7. Men's family participation in low-income urban neighbourhoods
8. Conclusion: Men's family participation in low-income contexts