Timothy Black is Associate Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author and co-author of two award winning books: When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Street and On Becoming Teen Mom: Life Before Pregnancy, with Mary Patrice Erdmans.Sky Keyes has devoted his life to providing direct services to and advocacy for underrepresented and at-risk populations. Currently, he is working on the front lines at the Homeless Prenatal Program to support families hardest hit by the Bay Area's housing crisis. His past work includes police brutality, anti-war, prison, and labor activism; mental health counselling in an acute psychiatric unit; and housing case management for dually diagnosed clients in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements PrefaceChapter One IntroductionPART ONE Neoliberal CapitalismChapter Two "It's the Economy, Stupid"Chapter Three Welfare Reform and Market EconomyChapter Four "I Ain't No Fucking Check, I'm a Father"PART TWO Social and Economic MarginalizationChapter Five Public Housing and the StreetsChapter Six Fathering Through the Looking GlassPART THREE Relationships and StandpointsChapter Seven Intimacy, Masculinity, and RelatingChapter Eight Fathers Making Sense of It AllConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Scholars of fathering, families, masculinity, policy, and inequalities will find much value in It's a Setup. Although several previous books have tackled similar subjects, Black and Keyes have staked new ground by providing a rich and compassionate account of how fathering from the social and economic margins takes shape in the context of neoliberal capitalism and poverty governance.

Timothy Black is Associate Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author and co-author of two award winning books: When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Street and On Becoming Teen Mom: Life Before Pregnancy, with Mary Patrice Erdmans.Sky Keyes has devoted his life to providing direct services to and advocacy for underrepresented and at-risk populations. Currently, he is working on the front lines at the Homeless Prenatal Program to support families hardest hit by the Bay Area's housing crisis. His past work includes police brutality, anti-war, prison, and labor activism; mental health counselling in an acute psychiatric unit; and housing case management for dually diagnosed clients in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements PrefaceChapter One IntroductionPART ONE Neoliberal CapitalismChapter Two "It's the Economy, Stupid"Chapter Three Welfare Reform and Market EconomyChapter Four "I Ain't No Fucking Check, I'm a Father"PART TWO Social and Economic MarginalizationChapter Five Public Housing and the StreetsChapter Six Fathering Through the Looking GlassPART THREE Relationships and StandpointsChapter Seven Intimacy, Masculinity, and RelatingChapter Eight Fathers Making Sense of It AllConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Scholars of fathering, families, masculinity, policy, and inequalities will find much value in It's a Setup. Although several previous books have tackled similar subjects, Black and Keyes have staked new ground by providing a rich and compassionate account of how fathering from the social and economic margins takes shape in the context of neoliberal capitalism and poverty governance.

Timothy Black is Associate Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author and co-author of two award winning books: When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Street and On Becoming Teen Mom: Life Before Pregnancy, with Mary Patrice Erdmans.Sky Keyes has devoted his life to providing direct services to and advocacy for underrepresented and at-risk populations. Currently, he is working on the front lines at the Homeless Prenatal Program to support families hardest hit by the Bay Area's housing crisis. His past work includes police brutality, anti-war, prison, and labor activism; mental health counselling in an acute psychiatric unit; and housing case management for dually diagnosed clients in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements PrefaceChapter One IntroductionPART ONE Neoliberal CapitalismChapter Two "It's the Economy, Stupid"Chapter Three Welfare Reform and Market EconomyChapter Four "I Ain't No Fucking Check, I'm a Father"PART TWO Social and Economic MarginalizationChapter Five Public Housing and the StreetsChapter Six Fathering Through the Looking GlassPART THREE Relationships and StandpointsChapter Seven Intimacy, Masculinity, and RelatingChapter Eight Fathers Making Sense of It AllConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Scholars of fathering, families, masculinity, policy, and inequalities will find much value in It's a Setup. Although several previous books have tackled similar subjects, Black and Keyes have staked new ground by providing a rich and compassionate account of how fathering from the social and economic margins takes shape in the context of neoliberal capitalism and poverty governance.