This edited collection shows that good parenthood is neither fixed nor stable. The contributors
show how parenthood is equally done by men women and children in and through practices
involving different normative guidelines. The book explores how normative layers of parenthood
are constituted by notions such as good childhood family ideals national public health and
educational strategies. The authors illustrate how different versions of parenthood coexist and
how complex sets of actions are demanded to fulfil today's expectations of parenthood in
Western societies. This interdisciplinary book will be of interest to research scholars in
child and family studies students experts social workers politicians teachers and parents.
