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Crowley, Jocelyn Elise, 1970-

Defiant dads : fathers' rights activists in America / Jocelyn Elise Crowley. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. - x, 306 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-299) and index.

A coming revolution in fathers' rights? -- The origins of fathers' rights groups in the United States -- Membership dynamics in fathers' rights groups -- Becoming the chief : patterns of leadership and governance in fathers' rights groups -- Money changes everything, or American child support policy -- The custody wars -- Frayed ties : fathers' relationships with mothers -- The ties that bind : fathers' relationships with their children -- "Crooked trees," activism, and healing in dissolved families.

ISBN: 9780801446900 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801446902 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008020312

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fathers--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Divorced fathers--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Custody of children--United States.
Child support--Law and legislation--United States.
Self-help groups--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF547 / .C76 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 346.7301/7