Images of Fathering

Abstract

Starting from the theoretical background and statistics presented in the previous chapters, this chapter will let the reader become acquainted with some of the fathers participating in the study. Through personal portraits, a number of fathers’ ‘struggles’/efforts to be good dads will be described. Based on interviews and observations conducted in different countries, we will also try to frame these narratives in relation to the challenges and structural conditions these fathers face in their everyday life.