The Daddy Shift

_Jeremy Adam Smith is a most purposeful father, a periodic Stay-at-Home Dad who sees his role as not just a choice that_s best for his family but as a sign of a rapidly changing societal landscape. . . . His new book, The Daddy Shift, is a chronicle of a time that he predicts we will look back upon as the start of per¬manent change._ _Lisa Belkin, New York Times

Jeremy Adam Smith's writing has appeared in Mothering, the Nation, San Francisco Chronicle, Utne Reader, Wired, and elsewhere. A magazine editor, blogger, and former stay-at-home dad, Smith lives in San Francisco with his wife and son.

Introduction: Twenty-first-century Dad	p. ix
The Fathers of Yesterday and Today
A Stay-at-home Dad's History of North America	p. 3
Searching for Role Models: Ed and Rachelle's Story	p. 30
Stay-at-home Economics, or Five Myths of Caregiving Fatherhood	p. 51
Searching for Community: Chien's Story	p. 78
Interlude: Now You See It, Now You Don't	p. 92
The Dads of Tomorrow
Returning to Glory: Ta-Nehisi's Story	p. 105
The Astonishing Science of Fatherhood, or Three More Myths about Male Caregiving	p. 120
Searching for Heroism: Kent and Misun's Story	p. 146
Conclusion: Remember the Future	p. 162
Epilogue: Another Fatherhood Is Possible	p. 188
Acknowledgments	p. 192
Notes	p. 104
Index	p. 227
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