This volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date synopsis of fathering and father-child relationships in diverse regions of the world, helping students and practitioners alike understand cultural variations in male parenting.\Explores variations in father-child relationships across a wide range of cultural settings\Enhances understanding of the increasing role of men in fostering the well-being of children\Calls attention to the importance of the diverse roles of fathers in a changing global community\Examines the changing dynamic of parenting vis-à-vis gender roles\Approaches the study of fathering from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, human development and family studies, and early childhood development.

Toward a pancultural understanding of constructions and meanings of fathering -- African-Caribbean fathers : the conflict between masculinity and fathering -- Fathering in Brazil -- Fathering in Mexico -- Contemporary fatherhood in Sweden : fathering across work and family life -- Fatherhood and fathering in Eastern Europe -- Fathers in Portugal : from old to new masculinities -- African American fathers and families within cultural and historical perspective -- Latino fathers : myths, realities, and challenges -- Indigenous fathers: journeys in Canada : turning around disrupted circles of care -- European American fathers -- Indian fathers : traditional with changes on the horizon -- Fathering in Chinese culture : traditions and transitions -- Fathering in Japan -- Fathering in Turkey -- Fathers in Israel : contextualizing images of fatherhood -- Fathers across Arab and non-Arab Islamic societies -- Black fathers in South Africa -- Fathering in Kenya.