How Fathers Help their Children Develop
How Fathers Help their Children Develop
Ronald B. Mincy, Columbia University, New York
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USDFathers influence their children's development in many ways, including financially and emotionally, but the literature revealing how and why is limited. This book brings together theoretical orientations and different disciplinary lenses to the study of how and why fathers matter for children's development. It challenges the commonly held view that fathers are only economic providers and points to the complex interplay between the love fathers have for their children and the money they have (or not) to support them. By integrating developmental science with economics, and drawing on real-life examples from qualitative research, the authors argue that fatherhood is a tale of two stories: love and money.
- Offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the role fathers play in their children's lives
- Uses non-technical language and real-life examples from qualitative research to make the theory accessible to a wide audience
- Acts as a starting point for more interdisciplinary research on fathers and fathering across disciplines, including psychology, sociology, social work, public policy, and more
Product details
October 2025Paperback
9781009209465
258 pages
229 × 152 mm
Not yet published - available from October 2025
Table of Contents
- Forward
- Preface
- 1. Contemporary fathers and their children in the US
- 2. The role of fathers in child development: theoretical perspectives
- 3. The money story: fathers' financial contributions and children's development
- 4. The love story: fathers' emotional contributions and children's development
- 5. Why does money matter for children's development: new analysis addressing the gaps
- 6. How does money, love, and children's contribution matter for children's development? New analysis
- 7. Policies and programs implicated by our findings
- 8. Implications for policy and program change
- Methadological Appendices: Appendix A. Chapter 5 Resident fathers
- Appendix B. Chapter 5 Nonresident fathers
- Appendix C. Chapter 6.
