Mikayla Mitchell
English 101.0800
November 19, 2010.
The topic i would like to focus on is fatherhood and masculinity. I chose to do the reading by Scott Coltrane "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and Dilemmas". In the reading Coltrane explains the different types of father involvement, and the consequences and causes of father involvement. I agree with this reading because men are looked at the ones who go out and work to support the family, not to have a more intimate relationship towards the children. Basically he discusses how over the years things have changed and men are the caretakers.
The role of parenting is looked at as an interchangeable role. Its not common to see men being the ones who look after the children. They usually show there love financially. Meaning they throw money around, buying whatever the child may need with out not actually having to have a relationship with them. And with that, they look at themselves as being "good fathers".
I will be looking for information that focuses on fatherhood. Such sources like the reading mentioned above, and the movie "Daddy Day Care" should help me conduct my research. And the article "Culture, History, and Sex: Anthropological Contributions to Conceptualizing Father Involvement" is another reading that provides a brief overview of father involvement.
Fatherhood is an interesting topic, but you need to narrow down and actually specify what aspect of Coltrane's article you agree with, as well as why. Will your position on the fatherhood issue be that fatherhood is defined or determined by how much money a father contributes to the household? How does Daddy Day Care support his position? Or will you argument be that fathers should be more involved in raising children rather than simply provide for the children financially?
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