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This chapter takes a contextual and social justice approach to the psychology of fatherhood and discusses the importance of understanding fathers’ behaviors and roles in their social and economic environments. The emphasis is on the inclusion and representation of diverse forms of fatherhood in psychological research, education, and practice. The chapter presents a review of contemporary theories of social justice and decolonial psychology and uses social justice and decolonial principles to highlight the multiplicity and fluidity of how incarcerated fathers perform their paternal roles in various contexts. It also examines how social justice and decolonial theories may be integrated into the conceptual models of fatherhood programs and how they may guide advocacy initiatives that aim to address social and economic disparities in fatherhood.
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Datchi, C.C., Jean Simon, P. (2022). Fatherhood and Social Justice: Centering Marginalized Stories. In: Molloy, S., Azzam, P., Isacco, A. (eds) Handbook of the Psychology of Fatherhood. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14498-1_17
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