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

SES-1303228 PI：米切尔Duneier合作PI：Aasha Abdill普林斯顿大学本论文研究调查是否低收入城市社区的男性正在发现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，这是一种对父亲身份的修改，其中包括对孩子情感依恋的关注。这种调查的轨迹导致了一系列激励性的研究问题，这些问题将揭示父亲的样子和感觉像黑人男子和他们的家庭，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。由于从其定义中删除了养家糊口的任务，接受父亲身份是否成为一个更可行的选择？如果是的话，现在做父亲需要什么？如何在低收入城市社区内传达和理解父亲角色的新想法？父亲的信仰和行为是如何受到影响的？本研究主要采用民族志的研究策略，并辅以一些定量的成分，捕捉了纽约布鲁克林区贝德福德斯图文森的城市社区的父亲信念和行为的变化。此外，研究将在当地的开端，这已经嵌入到社区40年，以提供一些信息，随着时间的推移，父亲的行为进行。除了低收入城市社区经常存在的社会和结构性不利因素，如高失业率和高监禁率，城市社区内的地方互动也可能影响低收入父亲与子女的互动。本研究将探讨父权的价值观、信仰和规范如何在城市社区背景下传播。如果父亲的公众观念的变化正在影响低收入社区的父亲的信念和行为，那么更好地了解如何以及以何种方式可以对实际理解以及政策含义产生重大影响。组织，包括开端和学校，可能能够支持和利用角色定义的迅速变化。

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.