The first nuanced look at the meaning-for men and for American
society-of stay-at-home fatherhood
The Daddy Shift is an accessible, personal, and deeply
researched book about a growing phenomenon among American families:
fathers who stay at home from work and take a larger role in
raising children.
What happens when dads stay home? And what does it mean for the
larger society?
In chapters that alternate between large-scale analysis and
beautifully written close-up portraits of men and their partners,
Smith traces the complications, myths, psychology, sociology, and
history of a new set of social relationships. He explores the hopes
and ideals that inform men''s choices, and analyzes the economic
and social developments that have made their choices
possible.
Filled with stories as well as entertaining history and
research, Smith''s book is a guide for thoughtful readers to a
terrain more and more families are exploring.