Exploring masculinities within men's identificatory imaginings of first-time fatherhood

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 547-562

  Finn, Mark ^a   Henwood, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; SOCIAL CHANGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350031755     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X386099     Document Type: Article

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