Men, Intimate Connections and the Timing of Fatherhood: Conceptualising ‘Misconnect’ within the Sociology of Personal Life

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dc.contributor.authorLaw, Caroline
dc.date.acceptance2024-06-04
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-07T12:53:26Z
dc.date.available2024-08-07T12:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-28
dc.descriptionopen access article
dc.description.abstractSociological explorations of trends of later parenthood have paid insufficient attention to the significance of intimate relationships, and of connectedness more generally, for such trends. This article presents findings from qualitative interviews with men (n = 25) who do not (yet) have children about their experiences of intimate relationship establishment and progression and imaginaries of fatherhood, presenting three themes: dating as elusive, fatherhood as elusive for unpartnered men and intimate relationships as risky. Findings are discussed in relation to theories of connection and connectedness, and theories of masculinities to consider how narratives are structurally shaped by gender. The article discusses the nuanced, complex ways in which people do and do not form and practise close relationships, and introduces the concept of ‘misconnect’ to better attend to disjunction in connection, discussing the significance of this concept for understandings of later parenthood and for the sociology of personal life more broadly.
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dc.identifier.citationLaw, C. (2024). Men, Intimate Connections and the Timing of Fatherhood: Conceptualising ‘Misconnect’ within the Sociology of Personal Life. Sociology,
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241263805
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/24103
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.projectidN/A
dc.publisherSage
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Reproduction Research (CRR)
dc.subjectconnectedness
dc.subjectfatherhood
dc.subjectindividualisation
dc.subjectintimate partnerships
dc.subjectlater parenthood
dc.subjectmen
dc.subjectsociology of personal life
dc.titleMen, Intimate Connections and the Timing of Fatherhood: Conceptualising ‘Misconnect’ within the Sociology of Personal Life
dc.typeArticle

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