Scottish fathers and family services

Gary Clapton*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

An awakened interest in Scottish fathers and fathering is traced alongside a UK-wide increase in awareness of the value of the positive involvement of fathers and the importance of encouraging this in family services. This is presented together with evidence of Scottish policy and practice that marginalise fathers to consequent detriment of women and children. Recent efforts to shift attitudes and practices in Scottish central and local government are outlined. The paper concludes with a discussion of the obstacles to embedding in the inclusion of fathers in family policy and services by focusing on powerful cultural stereotypes of Scottish fathers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)460-477
Number of pages18
JournalScottish Affairs
Volume26
Issue number4
Early online date30 Oct 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2017

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • fathers
  • family policy and practice
  • Scottish Government

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Scottish fathers and family services'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this