Men and Welfare

This book explores the complex, evolving relationships between men, masculinities and social welfare in contemporary context.

Anna Tarrant is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln and UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellow (2020-24). Her work examines men's family participation in low-income families. She is author of Fathering and Poverty (2021). Linzi Ladlow is a Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln, working on the Following Young Fathers Further study. Her research interests include young parenthood, families, housing, and disadvantage. Laura Way is Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln, working on the Following Young Fathers Further study. Her research interests include ageing, gender and the lifecourse, youth culture, creative methods, and punk pedagogies. Laura is the author of Punk, Gender and Ageing. Just Typical Girls? (2020).

1. Introduction: men and welfare in contemporary view PART 1: Men, gender divisions, welfare, and socio-historical change 2. Young men and young masculinities: a transnational dialogue 3. Parenting and patriarchy in the pandemic 4. Men, work, and care in the UK in the wake of COVID-19 5. Men beneficiaries of housing and/or trapped in Greek family welfare PART 2: Fathering and diversity: a welfare lens in international perspective 6. 'I have a hard time not worrying about my son': an intersectional analysis of men's narratives on the meaning and the practice of full-time fatherhood in the United States 7. Being a father and a refugee: new social worlds of welfare and integration 8. Divorced fathers in Sweden: changed models of parenting and fatherhood 9. Unmarried fathers and shared parenting in ireland and beyond: a matter of justice or care? PART 3: Contexts for addressing men's welfare 10. Absence of value: masculinity, disability, social class and alternative provision 11. Male victims of sexual violence and their welfare in the criminal justice system 12. 'You're a number, you're not a person': the experiences of welfare protocols for men experiencing mental distress 13. 'A man in an intimate relationship - between the uncompromising and the permissive': men's social position and willingness to stay in an unsatisfactory intimate relationship 14. A systemic perspective on father engagement with child- and family-related social work interventions in Israel 15. No room to change? fatherhood, masculinities and child welfare PART 4: Men and their welfare across the lifecourse 16. Men's welfare beyond the state: working fathers' experiences of childcare within the family in Soviet Ukraine 17. Loneliness and men's welfare across the lifecourse: aligning approaches with masculinity, friendships, and relationships 18. Social participation and social support practices of older men from minoritised ethnic groups: lessons for social isolation and loneliness initiatives 19. Caring, old age, and masculinities: men's experiences of caring and maintaining social connections in later life