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标题：METANARRATIVE OF THE “NEW FATHER” AND NARRATIVES OF YOUNG FINNISH FIRST-TIME FATHERS
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作者：J. PETTERI EEROLA ; JOUKO HUTTUNEN
期刊名称：Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers
印刷版ISSN：1933-026X
出版年度：2011
卷号：9
期号：3
出版社：Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers
摘要：The metanarrative of the “new father” has become well-established in both the public and academic discourses on families. This study analyzes the narratives and storylines about fatherhood told by young Finnish first-time fathers, and examines the interrelationship between these narratives and the metanarrative of the “new father.” Three different narratives were identified—the modern, the transition and the postmodern narratives of fathering. Although constructed differently, all three narratives engaged with the metanarrative of the new father by reflecting on it and by drawing a distinction between their perceptions of fatherhood and the narratives of the past. In conclusion, the idea of the “new father” is firmly embedded in the metanarrative of fatherhood identified in the present Finnish context.