Emerging Adult Sons and Their Fathers: Race and the Construction of Masculinity
| Autor: | Blair Harrington, Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Naomi Gerstel, Michael \\'Enku\\' Ide, Yolanda M. Wiggins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sociological theory
White (horse) Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Gender studies Gender Studies Race (biology) Friendship Mentorship Variation (linguistics) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 050902 family studies 050903 gender studies Masculinity Survey data collection Sociology 0509 other social sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Gender & Society. 32:5-33 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3977 0891-2432 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0891243217743245 |
| Popis: | Challenging the public dichotomy characterizing fathers as “involved” or “absentee,” we investigate racial variation in college men’s perceptions of their paternal relationships and the gendered constructions these promote. The analysis draws on intensive interviews (n = 76) with Asian American, Black, and white sons from one university and survey data (n = 1,576) from 24 institutions. In both data sets, Asian Americans and Blacks describe greater paternal distance than do whites. This conceals variations in sons’ understanding of fathers. Asian Americans often criticize their fathers’ distance, disidentifying with the near-exclusive focus on breadwinning they describe among fathers. In contrast, Blacks and whites normalize and identify with their dads. Blacks emphasize the “laid-back,” “cool” masculinity their dads impart, while whites often emphasize the independent masculinity based on mentorship and friendship their dads offer. Recasting sociological theories, we argue these differences emanate from divergent structural contexts, but more importantly, cultural conceptions of fatherhood, race, and gender as well as public discussions that valorize white models of fatherhood. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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