Synopsis
Late-night discussion featuring the conversations men tend not to have on air. In this episode, the focus is on fatherhood, a pivotal moment for many men.
- Programme: The Male Room
- Episode: Fatherhood
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Sociology | How are family life and relationships changing? | Nuclear families, extended families, lone parent families, reconstituted families, same-sex families, non-family households, lone-person households. Family life and diversity: emerging family types, trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation. Demographic changes: birth rate, family size, age at marriage, age of childbearing, ageing population.
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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