Long-term trends of men’s co-residence with children in England and Wales

Henz, Ursula

doi:10.4054/demres.2014.30.23

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“…However, scholarship is beginning to chart men's family and household formation. Recent analysis points to a steady decline of father-child co-residence among men born between 1930 and 1979 in England and Wales (Henz, 2014). The evidence gap is exacerbated for non-resident fathers who are a hard to reach group; unlike lone mothers they cannot be identified through government records.…”

Section: Non-residential Fatherhood: Partnership and Parentingmentioning

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Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile

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Despite international growth of, and policy interest in, divorce and separation since the 1970s, there is still surprisingly little known about non-residential fatherhood. This paper presents a ‘father-centric’ analysis and provides one of the first profiles of non-residential fatherhood in early millennium UK. Using data from Understanding Society Wave 1, a nationally representative survey of over 30,000 households in the UK, we found 1,070 men self-identifying as having a non-resident child under 16 years old (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk). We estimate a prevalence of 5 per cent of British men having a non-resident dependent child. Through latent class analysis, four distinct groups of non-resident fathers are identified: ‘Engaged’ fathers, ‘Less Engaged’ fathers, ‘Disengaged’ fathers and ‘Distance’ fathers. Our analysis finds that non-resident fathers form a heterogeneous group in terms of their socio-demographic profile and family behaviour. It is recommended that legislation and policy concerning fathers in post-separation families are sensitive to variation as well as commonality in socio-economic conditions and family lives and situations

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Section: Non-residential Fatherhood: Partnership and Parentingmentioning

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Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile

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“…Some studies found a negative effect of having (young) children on becoming an informal carer (Henz, 2006; Brandt et al ., 2009; Leopold et al ., 2014), whereas others did not find any significant effect (Spiess and Schneider, 2003; Dautzenberg et al ., 2000; Grigoriyeva, 2017). Although only a minority of individuals in late middle-age and beyond are living with a dependent child, the proportion has been rising among men (Henz, 2014). This trend to late fatherhood might sustain limitations to providing parent care into higher ages.…”

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The ageing of parent carers: classed and gendered care-giving patterns at higher ages

Henz¹

2021

Ageing and Society

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Increasing longevity has led to a rising number of adult children who are at higher ages when they provide care for their parents. Drawing on the lifecourse approach and exchange theory, the paper addresses similarities and differences in parent care between late middle-aged and older adult children. The study uses the UK Household Longitudinal Study, restricting the analysis sample to individuals aged 50 and older with a living parent or parent-in-law. It presents multivariate models to examine differences between late middle-aged (aged 50–64) and older (aged 65+) children in being a parent carer, providing intensive care, the duration of parent care and providing selected types of help to parents. The involvement in parent care increases among women up to the end of their seventh decade of life and for men up to their eighth decade of life. At higher ages, the proportion of parent carers decreases more strongly for women than men. Older carers have shorter care-giving episodes than younger carers, but there is no significant difference in the type of care provided. Even past retirement age, parent care remains classed and gendered, with women from lower social classes having the highest likelihood of providing intensive parent care in old age. Having dependent children or living in a non-marital union depress the likelihood of caring for a parent even past retirement age.

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“…This results in an evidence gap relating to fathers generally and nonresident fathers specifically. Nonresident fathers are seen as a hard-to-reach group ( Henz, 2014 ) because unlike single mothers, they cannot be identified through government records. As little research data are collected on nonresident fathers as a demographic, writers often use proxies to determine the number of nonresident fathers and the quality of their relationship with their children.…”

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Nonresident Fathers’ Voice: Marginalized, Disempowered, and Silenced

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Nonresident fathers, following separation/divorce, are more likely to experience multiple forms of family types simultaneously than any other sociodemographic group. Although there is considerable writing on the factors and issues surrounding nonresident fathers from academics, the Family court, the Child Support Agency, and women’s and welfare groups, the voice of nonresident fathers themselves is rarely heard. This is due to nonresident fathers being marginalized, disempowered, and silenced by these same entities. The voice of nonresident fathers is routinely minimized, dismissed, and labeled as anti-feminist or a backlash to feminism. This opinion piece argues that there is a need for qualitative research to be undertaken to investigate, document, and explore nonresident fathers’ voices from their own perspective to hear what they have to say of themselves so that a better understanding of the dynamics that impact and influence them can be achieved. This would mean that actions can be identified and undertaken to better understand nonresident fathers’ situation while providing insights for the development of social policies by Government and Welfare agencies together with support care for nonresident fathers highlighting their desires and needs.

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Long-term trends of men’s co-residence with children in England and Wales

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile

Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile

The ageing of parent carers: classed and gendered care-giving patterns at higher ages

Nonresident Fathers’ Voice: Marginalized, Disempowered, and Silenced

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