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Fathers' Liberation Ethics

by Gary Ritner
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Overview

Fathers' Liberation Ethics provides a holistic ethical argument for active involvement by fathers in child caring with their children. Building on social analysis of the causes for father absence, this book provides a radical and comprehensive strategy for transforming the society into one of greater equality between men and women where men share equally in child-care-giving. Contents: A Critique of Traditional Roles; A Critique of the Absent Father; A Moral Argument for ANF; Motivating Myths for ANF; Rebirth for ANF; Do Work Innovations Promote ANF?; Bringing Back the Banished Father; Conclusion.

About the Author, Gary Ritner

Gary Ritner is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the United Theological Seminary at New Brighton, Minnesota, and a Senior Minister at Central Park United Methodist Church.

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Editorials

Family Forum

...stimulating discussion of active nurturing fatherhood as an ethical issue.

CHOICE

Solid, comprehensive bibliography.

Family Forum - Dr. Joseph Mow

It may be that the single most needed movement in American society is addressed here. The disturbance and lode of school performance of children, the unequality of women and legal and institutional restraints on male family responsibilities, are all well-reviewed....

Choice

Solid, comprehensive bibliography.

Book Details

Published
December 1, 1991
Publisher
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1992.
Pages
306
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780819184658

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