Lost Fathers: The Politics of Fatherlessness in AmericaThe concept of fatherlessness has emerged at the center of debates over welfare, poverty, sexuality, divorce, family values, and racial disorder. Do children need fathers? Do mothers need husbands? Should we celebrate or grieve the loss (or transformation) of fatherhood? This collection brings together the voices of nine highly diverse scholars to reflect on the culturally and politically charged concept of fatherlessness and to illustrate the deep