TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edin,Kathryn
AU  - Nelson,Timothy Jon
TI  - Doing the best I can: fatherhood in the inner city 
SN  - 9780520274068 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - HV 700.7 .E35 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Unmarried fathers
KW  - United States
KW  - Single fathers
KW  - Fatherhood
KW  - Poor children
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-277) and index; One thing leads to another -- Thank you, Jesus -- The stupid shit -- Ward Cleaver -- Sesame Street mornings -- Fight or flight -- Try, try again -- The new package deal
N2  - 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 ties between parents are peripheral and the father-child bond is central
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