Men and Welfare

1. Introduction: men and welfare in contemporary view

PART 1: Men, gender divisions, welfare, and socio-historical change

2. Young men and young masculinities: a transnational dialogue

3. Parenting and patriarchy in the pandemic

4. Men, work, and care in the UK in the wake of COVID-19

5. Men beneficiaries of housing and/or trapped in Greek family welfare

PART 2: Fathering and diversity: a welfare lens in international perspective

6. 'I have a hard time not worrying about my son': an intersectional analysis of men's narratives on the meaning and the practice of full-time fatherhood in the United States

7. Being a father and a refugee: new social worlds of welfare and integration

8. Divorced fathers in Sweden: changed models of parenting and fatherhood

9. Unmarried fathers and shared parenting in ireland and beyond: a matter of justice or care?

PART 3: Contexts for addressing men's welfare

10. Absence of value: masculinity, disability, social class and alternative provision

11. Male victims of sexual violence and their welfare in the criminal justice system

12. 'You're a number, you're not a person': the experiences of welfare protocols for men experiencing mental distress

13. 'A man in an intimate relationship - between the uncompromising and the permissive': men's social position and willingness to stay in an unsatisfactory intimate relationship

14. A systemic perspective on father engagement with child- and family-related social work interventions in Israel

15. No room to change? fatherhood, masculinities and child welfare

PART 4: Men and their welfare across the lifecourse

16. Men's welfare beyond the state: working fathers' experiences of childcare within the family in Soviet Ukraine

17. Loneliness and men's welfare across the lifecourse: aligning approaches with masculinity, friendships, and relationships

18. Social participation and social support practices of older men from minoritised ethnic groups: lessons for social isolation and loneliness initiatives

19. Caring, old age, and masculinities: men's experiences of caring and maintaining social connections in later life