Doctoral Dissertation Research: Redefining Roles of Fatherhood in Low-Income Urban Communities.

博士论文研究：重新定义低收入城市社区中父亲的角色。

• 批准号: 1303228
• 负责人: Mitchell Duneier
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: Princeton University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1303228&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Redefining; Roles

SES-1303228 PI: Mitchell DuneierCo-PI: Aasha AbdillPrinceton UniversityThis dissertation research investigates whether men of low-income urban communities are uncovering the potential benefit of loosening translations of fatherhood. Recent academic attention to fatherhood emphasizes the concept of "new fathering," a modification in the fathering identity which includes a focus on emotional attachment to the child. This trajectory of inquiry leads to a set of motivating research questions which will reveal fathering looks like and feels like to black men and their families while ideologies of manhood, masculinity and fatherhood are rapidly changing. Is embracing fatherhood becoming a more viable option due to the removal of the breadwinner mandate from its definition? If so, what now does being a father entail? How are new ideas of fathering roles communicated and understood within low-income urban communities? How are fathering beliefs and behaviors being impacted? Employing primarily an ethnographic research strategy, with some quantitative components, this research captures the change of fathering beliefs and behaviors in the urban neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn NY. Additionally, research will be conducted at the local Head Start, which has been embedded in the community for 40 years, in order to provide some information on fathering behavior over time.Broader Impact: In addition to the social and structural disadvantages that often operate in low-income urban communities, such as high rates of unemployment and incarceration, local interactions within urban communities may also be influencing the involvement of low-income fathers with their children. This study will investigate how values, beliefs and norms of fatherhood are transmitted within an urban community context. If changes in public ideas of fathering are influencing the beliefs and behaviors of fathers in low-income communities, then a greater understanding of how and in what ways can have significant impacts on practical understanding as well as policy implications. Organizations, including Head Start and schools, may be able to support and take advantage of burgeoning changes in role definitions.

SES-1303228 PI：Mitchell Duneier Co-Pi：Aasha Abdill普林斯顿大学这项研究调查了低收入城市社区的男性是否发现了放松父亲身份翻译的潜在好处。最近学术界对父亲身份的关注强调了“新父亲”的概念，这是对父亲身份的修改，包括对孩子的情感依恋的关注。这一研究轨迹引出了一系列激动人心的研究问题，这些问题将揭示，在黑人男性和他们的家人眼中，父亲的外表和感觉是什么样子的，而男子气概、男子气概和父亲身份的意识形态正在迅速变化。由于养家糊口的任务从其定义中去掉了，拥抱父亲是否成为一个更可行的选择？如果是这样的话，现在做父亲需要做什么呢？如何在低收入城市社区内传达和理解父亲角色的新理念？为人父的信念和行为是如何受到影响的？这项研究主要采用人种学研究策略，并辅之以一些定量成分，捕捉了纽约布鲁克林贝德福德·斯图文森城市社区父亲信念和行为的变化。此外，将在当地Head Start进行研究，该社区已在社区中扎根40年，以提供一些关于随时间推移的父亲行为的信息。广泛影响：除了低收入城市社区经常存在的社会和结构性劣势，如高失业率和监禁，城市社区内的地方互动也可能影响低收入父亲与孩子的参与。这项研究将调查作为父亲的价值观、信念和规范是如何在城市社区环境中传播的。如果公众对父亲的观念的改变正在影响低收入社区父亲的信仰和行为，那么对如何以及以什么方式更好地理解可以对实际理解以及政策影响产生重大影响。包括Head Start和学校在内的组织或许能够支持并利用角色定义的迅速变化。