Journal
MEN AND MASCULINITIES
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 72-90Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X16652659
Keywords
masculinity; parental leave; fathers; caring masculinity; fathering alone; Norway
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- Research Council of Norway [219116/F10]
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Based on interviews with fathers who stay home alone on parental leave in Norway, this article explores how the masculine identities of employed fathers may be affected by caring. Research on changing masculinities has been concerned with the reworking of men's gender identities into caring ones, and this article aims to add empirical knowledge on ways that parental leave for fathers may contribute to undoing gender. Findings support a development toward caring masculinities in which values and practices of care are integrated into masculine identities without degradation in masculine status. Self-worth is measured against building care competence and being able to contribute love to their children rather than acquisition of status and resources. Findings also show that fathers tend to interpret caring within conventional masculine activities such as hard work and outdoor challenges.
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