Tarrant, A (2012) Grandfathering: the construction of new identities and masculinities. In: Arber, S and Timonen, V, (eds.) Contemporary Grandparenting: Changing family relations in global contexts. Policy Press , Bristol , pp. 181-202. ISBN 978-1847429674
Abstract
Men’s roles and identities as grandfathers are insufficiently explored in social science literatures (Bates, 2009; Tarrant, 2010). There has been a proliferation of interest in fathering and grandparenting in Britain (Clarke and Roberts, 2002; Dench and Ogg, 2002), but this has not resulted in further interest in grandfathers, whose roles, relationships, identities and practices remain inadequately theorised (Mann, 2007). However, some researchers have argued that grandfathers’ involvement in the lives of their grandchildren is equal to that of grandmothers’ (Leeson and Harper, 2009). The gendered nature of earlier research on grandparenting has resulted in men being excluded from most analyses, based on assumptions that they are less interested in family life than women who are deemed the key kin-keepers (Harper, 2005). Despite insufficient attention to grandparent identities more generally (Reitzes and Mutran, 2004), it is evident that being a grandfather influences how men perform and construct their identities in later life (Ando, 2005; Mann, 2007) and that grandfatherhood is an important part of the everyday identities of middle aged and older men.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Policy Press 2012. This is an author-produced, pre-copy edited version of a chapter published in "Contemporary Grandparenting: Changing family relations in global contexts". Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: http://policypress.co.uk/contemporary-grandparenting. |
Keywords: | Grandfathering; Care experiences; Masculinities |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2016 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2024 14:04 |
Published Version: | http://policypress.co.uk/contemporary-grandparenti... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Policy Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/policypress/9781847429681.003.0009 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98350 |