Fathers and Sons

Julia Brannen is Professor of the Sociology of the Family at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, London and Visiting Professor at the University of Bergen, Norway.

• 1. Introduction 2. Researching Intergenerational Families: Conceptual And Methodological Matters 3. Encounters With Respondents: Notes From The Field 4. Contexts And Experiences Of Migration: Fathers And Grandfathers (With Violetta Parutis) 5. Fatherhood And Employment Across The Generations (With Ann Mooney) 6. Fathers And Sons: Relationships And Ambivalences 7. Fatherhood And Intergenerational Transmission 8. Fatherhood, Time And The Perspectives Of Children And Young People With (Valerie Wigfall) 9. Conclusions And Reflections

'Much needed in the fatherhood literature, this brilliant volume brings to life three generations of fathers and sons and shows how the experience of fathering and being fathered shape us.' Philip Hwang, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 'A fascinating analysis of fatherhood across generations, as recounted and interpreted by White British, Irish and Polish migrant grandfathers and fathers, and their transmission of fathering practices in the UK. It makes a most welcome and innovative addition to the literature on families, generations and migration.' Eleonore Kofman, Middlesex University, UK