Abstract
In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for men to actively participate in child rearing. The process of men becoming fathers is a transactional change that occurs through child rearing efforts, and understanding the process of fatherhood requires a careful look at individual experiences. Therefore, in this paper, we look back at the transactively expanded work experiences that accompany fatherhood. As a result, we found that men harmonically transformed into ideal fathers and activists through proactive doing. The work of child-rearing served as a starting point which organically intersected and harmonized with the situational ele- ments surrounding child-rearing, forming a process of continuous transaction as the work evolved. Furthermore, our study indicated that the actions which began with the efforts of individual parents can spread to a group level, leading to the creation of a more work-oriented and just society at the collective level.