Contributions

  • Bhana, Arvin. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - HSRC Press, Cape Town, South Africa, Sao Tome and Principe

Language

English

Word Count

30,250 words, Guess

Page Count

121 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10079692287X
  • ISBN-100796922888
  • ISBN-139780796922878
  • ISBN-139780796922885
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009404403
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC306.8742
  • LCCHQ756.7 .S93 2009
  • LCCHQ756.7.S93 2009

Description

Teenage Tata provides a fresh and in-depth portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. It provides space for their articulate and impassioned voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they come to terms with fatherhood. The study highlights young fathers' strong sense of responsibility; poignant accounts of emotional engagement with their children and the women in their lives; the motivating power of young fathers' own absent fathers on their parenting intentions; their desire for sex-and relationship-education from male family members and their clear recognition of the help they need. Based on a multi-interview qualitative study in the informal settlements and townships around Cape Town and Durban, this monograph offers methodological innovations and showcases how social network interviews offer great potential for both research and intervention.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Teenage TataHSRC Press2009

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