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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
What does it mean to become a father at a young age today?
This volume brings together research about the lived experiences of fathers aged 25 and under. Drawing on diverse contexts across the Global North and South, it explores how young fathers form identities and relationships within diverse social, welfare and policy environments.
Moving beyond deficit-based perspectives, the book highlights their social engagement, responsibilities and commitments to family life.
By combining insights from leading scholars within a shared conceptual framework, it provides a comprehensive international comparison of young fatherhood and offers valuable implications for policy, practice and future research.
Anna Tarrant is Professor of Sociology and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Lincoln.
Linzi Ladlow is a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at the University of Lincoln.
Laura Way is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Roehampton.
Mark S. Kiselica is Professor of Psychology, School of Behavioural Sciences and Education at Penn State Harrisburg.
1. Introduction: International Perspectives on Young Fatherhood - Anna Tarrant, Linzi Ladlow, Laura Way, Mark Kiselica
Part 1: Identities, Parenting Experiences and interpersonal relationships
2. “I want to be there for my child, I want to make a difference”: The Importance of the Emotional Bond in Creating Long-Term Sustainable Father-Child Relationships - Rosa Panades-Blas
3. Boys to Men: The Making of Teen Fathers in the American Rustbelt - Jennifer Beggs Weber
4. Masculinity Concepts and the Social Networks of Young Fathers in South Africa - Deevia Bhana, Francesca Salvi
5. Intimate Partner Violence between Young Expectant Fathers and Mothers in the United States and Peru: Implications for Early Detection and Intervention - Paul Florsheim, Victor Cruz, Psychiatrist, Elba Luna
Part 2: Young Fathers navigating ‘shaky ground’
6. Young Fatherhood in Socially Deprived Urban Areas of a Transforming Post-Socialist Country: Qualitative Research with Teenage Fathers from ‘Poverty Pockets’ in Lodz, Central Poland - Paulina Bunio-Mroczek
7. Infant and Child Food (In)Security in the Context of Young Fatherhood: An Australian Perspective- Jennifer Ayton, Emily Hansen
8. Perceptions and lived experiences of young fatherhood in Rural Zambia- Aaron Mvula
Part 3: Service support, welfare states and policy variation
9. The Parenting Journeys of young fathers in the Danish welfare context - Kenneth Reinicke
10. Male-Friendly Outreach and Services for Young Fathers in the United States: Lessons Learned and Perpetual Challenges - Mark S. Kiselica
11. Young Fatherhood and Father-Inclusion in the Welfare Systems of the UK and Sweden: An International Comparison - Linzi Ladlow, Anna Tarrant, Laura Way
12. Compassionate Social Policy and Young Fatherhood - Bren Neale, University of Leeds, UK
13. Conclusion: Engaged young fathers and the importance of inclusive international social systems - Anna Tarrant, Linzi Ladlow, Laura Way, Mark S. Kiselica