Men, Fathering and the Gender Trap

Katarzyna Suwada is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland. Her research interests focus on family life, gender roles and masculinity.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. Fatherhood and change: an overview.- Chapter 2. Researching fatherhood: methodological challenges.- Chapter 3. Fatherhood as a political issue: the case of Sweden and Poland.- Chapter 4. ‘It’s my responsibility…’: definitions of fatherhood.- Chapter 5. ‘I couldn’t really work less”: fathers facing social expectations.- Chapter 6. ‘I had no idea it is so hard’: practices of fatherhood.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: Fathers, Gender & the Welfare State.