ABSTRACT

Fathers and Daughters explores the complex nature of this subject using the voices and experiences of both fathers and daughters. Sue Sharpe provides an examination of the important processes operating within the relationship such as those affecting gender roles, achievement, teenage sexuality, women's relationships with men and ageing. It is an original and captivating treatment of a strangely neglected subject. Sue Sharpe is a free-lance writer and researcher based in London.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|21 pages

Little girls

chapter 2|25 pages

Approval and achievement

chapter 3|21 pages

Dominance and violence

chapter 4|26 pages

Sexuality

chapter 5|21 pages

Other men in her life

chapter 6|28 pages

Ways of fathering

chapter 7|14 pages

Ageing: the roles reverse

chapter 8|7 pages

Concluding thoughts