Teenage tata: voices of young fathers in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Swartz, A.Bhana
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, FATHERHOOD, RURAL COMMUNITIES
Web link: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2268&cat=0&page=1&featured
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5951
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4721
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4721
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Swartz, A.Bhana
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, FATHERHOOD, RURAL COMMUNITIES
Web link: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2268&cat=0&page=1&featured
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5951
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4721
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4721
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Abstract
Teenage Tata: Voices of young fathers in South Africa provides a fresh and in-depth portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. It provides space for their articulate and impassioned voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they come to terms with fatherhood. The study highlights young fathers' strong sense of responsibility; poignant accounts of emotional engagement with their children and the women in their lives; the motivating power of young fathers' own absent fathers on their parenting intentions; their desire for sex- and relationship-education from male family members and their clear recognition of the help they need. Based on a multi-interview qualitative study in the informal settlements and townships around Cape Town and Durban, this monograph offers methodological innovations and showcases how social network interviews offer great potential for both research and intervention. The Child, Youth, Family and Social Development (CYFSD) research programme of the HSRC aims to promote human and social development through the production of high quality applied research that addresses challenges arising from social inequality, poverty, violence, HIV/AIDS and other causes of ill-health and suffering, and loss of human potential. We research aspects of the life course, from infancy to old age, with an emphasis on understanding how contexts, policies and politics shape and distribute life chances. Throughout the life cycle, people learn, interact and develop within families, social and cultural groups, schools, workplaces, communities, and the economic, political and social orders. Our research focuses on individuals, groups and institutions relating to children, youth, families, and vulnerable populations, including older individuals and people with disabilities.-
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