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Themed Section: Transition to fatherhood: New perspectives in the global context of changing men's identities

Theorising fatherhood, welfare and the decline of patriarchy in Japan

Pages 403-414 | Received 01 Oct 2014, Accepted 01 Jul 2015, Published online: 07 Oct 2015

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