Men's passage to fatherhood: an analysis of the contemporary relevance of transition theory.
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Summary
A theoretical analysis of men's experiences of pregnancy, birth and early fatherhood is presented using a framework of ritual transition theory and argues that despite its earlier structural-functionalist roots, transition theory remains a valuable framework, illuminating contemporary transitions across the life course.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2003-03-01
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 80
- Access
- Open access
- OpenAlex
- https://openalex.org/W2019257643
- Semantic Scholar
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:29175447
Keywords
Transition (genetics), Relevance (law), Sociology, Ethnography, Gender studies
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