Absent Fathers? By Jonathan Bradshaw,Christine Skinner,Carol Stimson,Julie Will

Taylor & Francis

Discusses the social implications of absentee fathers. Provides a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be important for professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support. > \nMuch has been written and debated on lone mothers. However little has been discussed about non-resident fathers. Absent Fathers is part of a growing literature on men and masculinities and takes this debate further. Drawn from one of the best social policy units in the UK and results from the current ESRC Programme on Population and Household Change, it will provide a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be important for professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support. > Preface 1 Introduction 12 Methods of collecting the data 3 The characteristics of non-resident fathers 4 Employment and income 5 Housing 6 Contact between non-resident fathers and their children 7 The fluidity of contact 8 Child support: Who pays? 9 The level of financia.