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Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as "deadbeat dads." Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly—without planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging lasting family bonds that pregnancy inspires, and pinpoint the fatal flaws that often lead to the relationship’s demise. They offer keen insight into a radical redefinition of family life where the father-child bond is central and parental ties are peripheral.
Drawing on years of fieldwork, Doing the Best I Can shows how mammoth economic and cultural changes have transformed the meaning of fatherhood among the urban poor. Intimate interviews with more than 100 fathers make real the significant obstacles faced by low-income men at every step in the familial process: from the difficulties of romantic relationships, to decision-making dilemmas at conception, to the often celebratory moment of birth, and finally to the hardships that accompany the early years of the child's life, and beyond.
ASIN : B00BSSNR26
Publisher : University of California Press; 1st edition (June 1, 2013)
Publication date : June 1, 2013
Language : English
File size : 11594 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 314 pages
Reviewer: Kyarra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I can't even put the book down. Sociology major's dream book!
Review: Such a good book! My father and my ex husband were similar to the men and this book. It just gives so much insight into a world that we could only imagine. The fathers and the author's tell such a story that you can completely understand the struggles in their communities. Great read. I would recommend for anyone that is interested in real people with real stories.
Reviewer: Booker T
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A realistic angle on the topic
Review: I'm not sure any topic is more important to me than this one, because I know the inner city population this book addresses, and I love them. The situation is both disgusting and understandable, pitiful and interesting. Mostly, it is understandable and worth our investment.
Reviewer: Art Carden
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The authors do extensive interviews that give readers a look into the lives of unwed urban fathers.
Review: Doing the Best I Can, Kathryn Edin & Timothy Nelson: I bought this on Bryan Caplan's recommendation, and it doesn't disappoint. He's right that it's absolutely engrossing: the authors do extensive interviews that give readers a look into the lives of unwed urban fathers. The cultural difference is particularly puzzling as the authors point to a near-reversal of usual patterns. Where we used to sing "first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes blah blah with a baby carriage," the men surveyed in "Doing the Best I Can" have children before love and marriage are really even on the radar. As the authors (and Caplan) note, they're also very good at rationalizing bad choices like quitting jobs, dropping out of school, and so on. A lot of their subjects exhibit an almost defiant disregard for responsibility toward the mother and their children, and the bar they set for what counts as "taking care of" their kids is extremely low.
Reviewer: Desiree Little
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting read!
Review: Really interesting book. It can really change your perspective on how you view the whole parenting process. Very well done
Reviewer: Whitney Lenise
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Psychology book
Review: Exceeded my expectations
Reviewer: Phyllis J. Jackson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Review for the book Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City
Review: I bought it for my husband and he is in the process of reading it. He says it is an excellent book so far.
Reviewer: Brianna Mingledorff
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: awesome book, great condition, quick shipment
Review: This book came in great condition, just like the description said it would. Also, it's a great read!
Reviewer: Hip-Hop Scholar, Educator, Writer, Shopper
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Close enough to the truth!
Review: My research focuses on fatherhood and I was able to use some content from this text to assist me. In general I appreciate to multiple voices within the story. The author's did a solid job captivating close enough to the truth through their depiction of fatherhood in the inner city. The writing was accessible and not overly filled with academic jargon, but at the same time contained credible research. I would recommend this book and also encourage a documentary to be created based off of the findings in the text.
Reviewer: jq
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is an Important topic, and the highly readable narrative is structured around a superior combination of ethnography and analysis.