Abstract

This book seeks to provide a deeper understanding of Muslim migrant fathers’ experiences of home-school cooperation in Danish schools by identifying and contradicting a phenomenon of “mistrusted masculinity.” This term refers to a negative stereotype of Muslim migrant men that figures in political and media rhetoric where they are portrayed as controlling and patriarchal. Throughout the ethnography, migrant fathers confront this stereotype and express how they must navigate around this negative image in their struggle to be acknowledged as good fathers by their children’s schools. Jørgensen uses Geertzian “thick description” of micro-interaction between fathers and Danish teachers to explore the complex interplay of often-untested assumptions, misunderstandings, and untoward effects.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages259
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-21625-1, 978-3-031-21628-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-21626-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
SeriesPalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

Keywords

  • fatherhood
  • parenting
  • home-school cooperation
  • muslim diaspora
  • childrearing
  • care
  • masculinity
  • education
  • Denmark

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