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New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication

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General Sociology

ISBN10: 3030664848
ISBN13: 9783030664848
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: Feb 14 2022
Pages: 145
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book explores the experiences of new fathers struggling with mental health difficulties and focuses on the role of digital media as part of their approaches to coping. Hodkinson and Das show how the ways new fathers are positioned by society can make it hard for them to recognize their struggles as legitimate, or reach out for help. The book explores a range of different uses of digital communication by struggling fathers, from selective forms of disconnection, to the seeking out of online information or support. The authors highlight the significance even of the smallest digital acts as part of coping journeys and outline the development of tentative or hidden attempts to reach out for help, and the potential for supportive digital interactions to emerge. The book's conclusions highlight the agentic possibilities digital media might offer for struggling new fathers, while emphasizing the need for improvements in how they are prepared and supported by health services and others.

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