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Male Identity and the Modern Model of Fatherhood
Katarzyna Zielińska-Król
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On the one hand, the man is supposed to show greater interest in the childcare, spend much more time with his offspring and put more effort in its education and upbringing. On the other, the very same man is simultaneously obliged to be the head of the family and take care of its safety, especially as far as money is concerned. Therefore, the man is expected to spend more time at home with his wife and children, participate in all housework, and be still responsible for the family's financial security. Would the new father be able to manage these new expectations, which seem a little bit to excess? Would these changes reflect identity and fulfill expectations of the new father? Of course we still have to wait for the answers, but it seems feasible to ask, following Melosik, whether, in the face of so many encroachments on the male personality and psyche, as well as feminization of his body, “... a man is still a man?” (Z. Melosik, Kryzys męskości w kulturze współczesnej, Kraków: Oficyna Wydawnicza Impuls 2006, pp. 22.).
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fatherhood, new fatherhood, masculine identityDetails
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