Yes / This paper sets out to capture the missing voices of fathers in discussions around
gender, parenting and work. Using Critical Discursive Psychology (CDP), a qualitative
methodology that frames discourse, language and action as socially situated, the paper sets
out to understand the complexities of involved fatherhood. Using data from two distinct
research projects that considered managing tensions around parenting and paid work,
alongside the move to ‘involved fatherhood’, we examine the ways in which different
discourses are operating in order to construct stories around gender and parenting. We are
particularly interested in the ways in which participants use language and, specifically,
discourses of parenting, working and caring. Through the interview excerpts we analysed
how simultaneously participants position themselves in the discourses and were also being
positioned by the wider societal discourses. We consider how CDP can contribute rich
insights into the ways in which fathers are arranging sharing parenting caregiving
responsibilities, using these insights to inform the policy landscape. We finish the paper by
suggesting that CDP methodology can be mobilised by researchers wanting to capture
missing voices in shifting policy landscapes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10172 |
| Date | 06 November 2016 |
| Creators | Locke, Abigail, Yarwood, G.A. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted Manuscript |
| Rights | © 2017 Taylor & Francis. This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Community, Work and Family in 2017 available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2016.1252722 |
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