Manufacturing ghost fathers: the paradox of father presence and absence in child welfare

Autor:	Christopher Walmsley, Leslie R. Brown, Susan Strega, Lena Dominelli, Marilyn Callahan
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Invisibility media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Developmental psychology Race (biology) Injury prevention medicine Psychology Welfare health care economics and organizations media_common
Zdroj:	Child & Family Social Work. 14:25-34
ISSN:	1365-2206 1356-7500
Popis:	Fathers exist in the lives of women and children involved with child welfare authorities, and yet, they are rarely seen by child welfare. This invisibility exists whether or not fathers are deemed as risks or as assets to their families. Using an analysis of fundamental child welfare policies and practices and relevant literature, the paper examines how ‘ghost’ fathers are manufactured, and how this phenomenon affects families and professionals in child welfare. An analysis of gender, class, race and culture of child welfare discourses shows how these fathers are seen as deviant, dangerous, irresponsible and irrelevant, and even further, how absence in child welfare is inextricably linked to blaming mothers. In failing to work with fathers, child welfare ignores potential risks and assets for both mothers and children.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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