Journal articles: 'Lives of the Fathers'

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Monteiro, Lígia, Marília Fernandes, Nuno Torres, and Carolina Santos. "Father’s involvement and parenting styles in Portuguese families. The role of education and working hours." Análise Psicológica 35, no. 4 (2018): 513–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14417/ap.1451.

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Early studies on fathers focused mainly on his presence in or absence from children’s lives, and the amount of time they spent with them. More recently, several authors have stated the importance of understanding the quality of father involvement to comprehend fully its impact on child development. However, studies have also reported that socio-demographic variables, namely, father educational levels and employment status affect parenting and children outcomes. The aims of this study were to analyze a sample of 465 Portuguese two-parent families with pre-school age children, looking for associations between father involvement in care/socialization activities and paternal parenting styles while testing for the moderating effect of father educational levels and working hours. Fathers reported on their own parenting styles and mothers described the father’s involvement. Fathers’ working hours moderated the relation between his authoritative parenting style and involvement in teaching/discipline and play activities. In addition, fathers’ education moderated the relation between his authoritative style and involvement in direct care and teaching/discipline. Given the different roles that fathers can assume in their children’s lives, it is important to understand the mechanisms of paternal participation, and identify the factors which explain the differences in effective care so that we can promote higher positive involvement.

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Nathane-Taulela, Motlalepule, and Mzikazi Nduna. "Young Women’s Experiences Following Discovering a Biological Father in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa." Open Family Studies Journal 6, no. 1 (2014): 62–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874922401406010062.

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In South Africa, it has been established that a high number and growing proportion of children are growing up without fathers in their lives. Research suggests that some children who grow up without their biological fathers seek to know them during adolescence. Some discover them whilst others never do. This paper aimed to investigate experiences of young women who discover their fathers during adolescence. We undertook a qualitative study in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa to understand experiences of children who grow up with absent fathers. We conducted face-to-face, gender-matched interviews with young women aged 15 to 26. Five case studies are presented here. We used Topical structural analysis to examine the narratives. Findings reveal that mother or someone else from the maternal family was instrumental in the disclosure of the father’s identity. Four topics that cover the resultant experiences in relation to the father were; a weak or no relationship formed, a positive relationship was formed, the child was disinterested or the mother barred regular visits to the father. This study concludes that the maternal family context, reasons for father absence, how the disclosure happened influence experiences that follow discovering one’s father. Forming a positive relationship with the father depended on the child and father’s common interest.

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McLeod, Branden A. "Fathering Despite Perpetual Penalties: Examining Fathers’ Involvement Amidst the Collateral Consequences of Previous Criminal Justice Involvement." Urban Social Work 1, no. 2 (2017): 144–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2474-8684.1.2.144.

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Background: The role that fathers play in the lives of their families, particularly, the lives of children, is vitally important. Research has found positive associations between father involvement and factors, such as infant cognitive outcomes, children’s school-readiness where levels of mothers’ supportiveness are low, better socioemotional, and academic functioning in children. Black males, many who are fathers, are disproportionately overrepresented within the criminal justice system. High incarceration rates have significant economic and social impacts on families and communities. Objective: This article examines differences in father involvement among Black fathers with criminal records and explores relationships between fathers’ involvement, the amount of time served in jail, fathers’ employment status, and fathers’ education levels. Method: Secondary analysis of the third wave of Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW) public-use dataset was used for this article. The FFCW study follows a panel or cohort of 4,700 children born to unwed (3,600) and married (1,100) parents. The Fragile Families study employed a stratified random sample of 75 hospitals across 20 U.S. cities with populations over 200,000. Findings: The results of the analyses found (a) that the time served in jail had no effect on fathers’ involvement, (b) no statistically significant differences in fathers’ involvement based on fathers’ education level, and (c) fathers who were working were more engaged in the lives of their children, as compared to fathers who were not working and under correctional supervision. Conclusion: This article’s exploration of differences and relationships between father involvement and socioeconomic variables among Black fathers with criminal records further demystifies the complexities of fragile family compositions and circumstances while informing future policy, practices, and research.

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Kim, Young-Il, and Isaak Swan. "Religious Heterogamy, Marital Quality, and Paternal Engagement." Religions 10, no. 2 (2019): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel10020102.

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Using data from a nationally representative sample of married fathers of school-aged children, we examined the association between religious heterogamy of parents and fathers’ involvement in children’s lives. We further examined whether that association is mediated by marital quality and father–child religious discord. Results showed that greater religious heterogamy is associated with less interaction and more relational distance between fathers and children. Results also suggested that fathers’ reports of marital happiness play an important role in mediating the association between religious heterogamy and paternal engagement. We concluded that religious fathers are more involved in their children’s lives insofar as their wives are equally religious and they are in happy marriages.

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Charles, Pajarita, Jill Spielfogel, Deborah Gorman-Smith, Michael Schoeny, David Henry, and Patrick Tolan. "Disagreement in Parental Reports of Father Involvement." Journal of Family Issues 39, no. 2 (2016): 328–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x16644639.

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Despite agreement on the value of father involvement in children’s lives, research has been limited due to the exclusion of fathers in studies, questionable validity of mothers’ reports on father involvement, and simple measures of fathering behavior. Our study extends previous research by comparing reports of father involvement using robust, multidimensional father involvement measures. Data from 113 fathers and 126 mothers reporting on 221 children were used to assess father involvement. Results indicate that fathers reported significantly higher levels of involvement than mothers reported. Findings from hierarchical linear models suggest that race/ethnicity and mothers’ reports of positive relationship quality were associated with smaller discrepancies in reports of father involvement, whereas nonmarried partnerships, older children, father residence, and biological status predicted larger discrepancies. Our study demonstrates the importance of obtaining father involvement reports directly from fathers and why father involvement should be assessed as a multidimensional construct to examine fathering behavior.

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Creighton, Genevieve, Mariana Brussoni, John Oliffe, and Lise Olsen. "“It’s Good for the Kids”: Fathers Consider Risk and Protection in Their Own and Their Children’s Lives." Journal of Family Issues 38, no. 8 (2015): 1043–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x15584679.

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We conducted a qualitative inquiry to better understand how fathers of young children consider risk in their own life and in the lives of their 2- to 7-year-olds. Interview data were collected from 64 fathers from rural and urban Canada. Fathers’ discourse was considered in the context of masculine identities as well as the implications for father-focused health promotion and safety education. We found that most fathers considered risk taking to be an essential component of their own and their fathering identities. Some fathers held negative views about risk taking in their own and their children’s lives or were inconsistent in risk considerations for themselves compared to their children. For these fathers, identity construction was a somewhat fluid and contradictory process. Overall, we conclude that health promotion programs should support and bolster fathering identities and practices that involve engaging children in physical risk taking while employing appropriate safety strategies.

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Clapton, Gary. "Birth Fathers' Lives after Adoption." Adoption & Fostering 25, no. 4 (2001): 50–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590102500407.

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Wessels, Sonja, and Elmien Lesch. "Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance." Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 8, no. 2 (2014): 128–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i2.145.

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This study aimed to assess current and retrospective levels of reported and desired paternal involvement experienced by young adult daughters, as well as current and retrospective levels of paternal nurturance. A sample of 89, female, third year South African Psychology students completed self-administered questionnaires, consisting of a biographical questionnaire, four Father Involvement Scales and two Nurturant Father Scales. Daughters reported their fathers as having been involved and nurturing while growing up. Although they indicated that they perceived fathers as somewhat less involved in young adulthood; they reported being satisfied with the level of father involvement. Daughters also reported high current paternal nurturance. The findings therefore indicate that a group of middle to upper middle-class South African daughters perceived their fathers as relatively involved in their lives and suggest that their fathers’ involvement extends beyond traditional father roles.

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Pedersen, Sarah Christine, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, and Knud Ryom. "“I Wanted to Be There as a Father, but I Couldn’t”: A Qualitative Study of Fathers’ Experiences of Postpartum Depression and Their Help-Seeking Behavior." American Journal of Men's Health 15, no. 3 (2021): 155798832110243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15579883211024375.

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Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common mental health problems among new parents. Past studies have examined PPD in women; however, the condition is less understood in men. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of men or fathers with PPD and to understand the barriers and facilitators of help-seeking among fathers with PPD. Eight fathers with PPD were interviewed and data were subsequently analyzed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. The fathers perceived fatherhood as an overwhelming experience and feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness were two of the main themes in the fathers’ experiences of PPD. The feeling of inadequacy and powerlessness was related to the fathers’ expectations for themselves and their role as a father. The fathers’ sense of inadequacy and powerlessness sometimes turned into anger and frustrations. In addition, the fathers experienced a variety of contributing stressors around the birth of their child. Further, the analysis revealed how the fathers’ help-seeking behavior was influenced by five contributing factors: recognition and perception of depressive symptoms; knowledge and beliefs about PPD; taboo, stigma and conforming to masculine norms; the fathers’ partner; screening and perinatal healthcare services. Paternal PPD has a significant impact on the fathers’ wellbeing and everyday lives. Findings indicate that parents-to-be may benefit from education on paternal PDD, and they highlight the importance of screening for paternal PPD and support tailored to the needs of fathers with signs of PPD.

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Dick, Gary L., and Denise Bronson. "Adult Men's Self-Esteem: The Relationship with the Father." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 86, no. 4 (2005): 580–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3464.

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This study examined 80 men to determine if their relationship with their fathers during childhood/adolescence could predict self-esteem in adulthood. Adult men's perceptions of their fathers were measured using the Fatherhood Scale (FS). Using logistic regression, the type of relationship with the father, the subject's education, subject's father's education, parental divorce, and whether they lived with their father during childhood/adolescence correctly classified 75% of the men in the predicted self-esteem group. Results indicate significant differences in self-reported measures of fathering between the two groups of men on eight out of the nine FS subscales. The type of relationship these men had with their fathers during childhood was related to self-esteem in adulthood.

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Kim, Allen. "Men’s Healing Work: Reconciling Intergenerational Ambivalence Through Fatherhood, Letter Writing, and Community." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1115.

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Abstract Due to globalization, new ideals of fatherhood are challenging traditional paternal roles in South Korea. Contemporary fathers striving to emulate more engaged parenting sometimes wrestle with painful recollections of their own fathers’ stern, distant, and patriarchal approach. How do men reconcile their aspirations for their own development as parents when conflicted relationships with their fathers? Motivated by the concept of intergenerational ambivalence, this study analyzes letters South Korean men write to their fathers as assigned homework for Father School, an international men’s movement that aims to make men more nurturing. Under Father School direction, men adopt a life course frame that allows them to reconcile their mixed feelings toward their aging fathers. Analysis points to three life course discursive strategies that permit men to balance negative judgments with positive ones: 1) sharing with their parent the life stage as worker and father; 2) appreciating historically-situated differences between twentieth and twenty-first century lives and parenting imperatives; and, 3) drawing on deeply rooted filial norms to take responsibility for their own role in intergenerational conflicts. In addressing how these men manage intergenerational ambivalence, the article moves beyond prior research to extend the concept to father-son dyads, the Asian context, and the neglected meso-level where organizations may actively structure reconciliation.

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Lashewicz, Bonnie M., Leah Shipton, and Kevin Lien. "Meta-synthesis of fathers’ experiences raising children on the autism spectrum." Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 23, no. 1 (2017): 117–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744629517719347.

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Parents raising children with autism have distinct experiences that influence their well-being, relationships, engagement with the public, and interaction with education and healthcare systems. However, experiences of fathers of children with autism have been largely overlooked by researchers. This meta-synthesis is our synthesis of qualitative accounts of fathers’ experiences and we included peer reviewed and gray literature articles that: (1) reported primary qualitative research, (2) included fathers of children with autism as participants, and (3) reported qualitative findings on the first-hand experiences of fathers of children with autism. Studies were appraised for quality and many theoretical and methodological deficiencies identified. Six studies met quality appraisal criteria and three main themes of findings from these studies were generated: (1) adaptation and concern with the future, (2) the importance of cultural context, and (3) reverence for one’s child and new opportunities. Fathers’ experiences illuminate a need for father-oriented resources that recognize fathers’ value in children’s lives.

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Lau Clayton, Carmen. "The Lives of Young Fathers: A Review of Selected Evidence." Social Policy and Society 15, no. 1 (2015): 129–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746415000470.

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While young fathers have been neglected in social research in the UK, over the past fifteen years a small but growing body of empirical evidence has emerged across a range of studies. This review article draws selectively on this literature to document the characteristics of young fathers in the UK and their lived experiences. It presents compelling evidence for the desire of young fathers to be engaged as parents, despite the sometimes multiple challenges that they face. The article begins with a demographic profile of young fathers and documents what is known of young fathers’ relationships with their children, the child's mother and wider kin. It goes on to consider a range of practical issues facing young fathers. The article concludes with a consideration of young fathers’ support needs and experiences of professional support, drawing out the implications for policy and professional practice.

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Cheek, Patrick P., and Catherine Solheim. "The Facilitating Role of Communication Technology in Nonresident Father–Teen Relationships." Family Journal 26, no. 3 (2018): 285–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480718795707.

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The goal of this study was to understand communication technology’s role in nonresident father–teen relationships. A qualitative study explored the meanings teens attributed to technology-mediated interactions with their nonresident fathers. The study found that teens’ interactions mediated by contemporary communication technologies helped maintain connections with their fathers in multiple ways, increased intimacy, helped them feel part of the same world, facilitated family interaction, and allowed teens to control access to parts of their lives. Results and implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Juhari, Rumaya, Siti Nor Yaacob, and Mansor Abu Talib. "Father Involvement Among Malay Muslims in Malaysia." Journal of Family Issues 34, no. 2 (2012): 208–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x12461339.

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This article reports on findings from a study of 989 fathers of school-going children aged 10 through 16 from intact families in rural and urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. The study aims to explore the factors that affect father involvement among Malay Muslims. Results indicate that fathers’ education, marital quality, and number of children are significantly related to their involvement in children’s lives. Fathers’ perceptions of their own fathers’ involvement when they were young is also positively associated with their involvement with children, supporting the concept of intergenerational fathering in social learning theory. Muslim fathers see financial provisioning, moral teaching, praying, reciting the Quran, and fasting together with children as their religious duties that God entrusts to them to fulfill both world and after-life purposes. However, they cite lack of time and a common wish to be more involved in their children’s life.

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POOLE, ELOISE, SVETLANA SPEIGHT, MARGARET O’BRIEN, SARA CONNOLLY, and MATTHEW ALDRICH. "Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile." Journal of Social Policy 45, no. 2 (2015): 223–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047279415000653.

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AbstractDespite international growth of, and policy interest in, divorce and separation since the 1970s, there is still surprisingly little known about non-residential fatherhood. This paper presents a ‘father-centric’ analysis and provides one of the first profiles of non-residential fatherhood in early millennium UK. Using data from Understanding Society Wave 1, a nationally representative survey of over 30,000 households in the UK, we found 1,070 men self-identifying as having a non-resident child under 16 years old (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk). We estimate a prevalence of 5 per cent of British men having a non-resident dependent child. Through latent class analysis, four distinct groups of non-resident fathers are identified: ‘Engaged’ fathers, ‘Less Engaged’ fathers, ‘Disengaged’ fathers and ‘Distance’ fathers. Our analysis finds that non-resident fathers form a heterogeneous group in terms of their socio-demographic profile and family behaviour. It is recommended that legislation and policy concerning fathers in post-separation families are sensitive to variation as well as commonality in socio-economic conditions and family lives and situations.

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Greenfeld, Norman, and Richard C. Teevan. "Fear of Failure in Families without Fathers." Psychological Reports 59, no. 2 (1986): 571–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1986.59.2.571.

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165 students in introductory psychology were administered a modified TAT task scored for Fear of Failure using procedures developed by Birney, et al., in 1969. Significant differences in scores on Fear of Failure were reported between students in two-parent homes and those from father-absent homes. Differences in Fear of Failure scores were largest between intact families and those families where the father had died and next largest between intact families and father-absence due to divorce or separation, with greater effect of father's absence on the lives of boys than of girls.

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Hass-Wisecup, Aida, Erin Kenny, and Kayleb Adams-Derousse. "The Value of Fathering for Incarcerated Offenders: Implementing the “Parents as Teachers” Curriculum in Greene County, Missouri." International Journal of Social Science Studies 9, no. 4 (2021): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v9i4.5276.

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Research literature demonstrates the positive contributions of a nurturing father in the lives of young people as well as the reduction of recidivism for active fathers. The current study provides support for this model by highlighting the need for programming that enhances the relationship between incarcerated fathers and their children during their period of absence and while transitioning back into society and their family roles. The authors observed a parenting education program for incarcerated fathers twice weekly for a period of twelve weeks. The research noted three promising themes in the programming which could be expanded and implemented in other facilities. Fathers sought to improve their capacity to engage in “intentional conversations,” where they learned about modeling desirable behavior, being honest, and avoiding giving children mixed messages. Fathers also began the uncomfortable process of unpacking their own childhoods and overcoming poor parental models as they realized that “parenting makes a difference.” Through the program, fathers were encouraged to develop a “toolkit” of more positive parenting responsibilities and responses. Finally, fathers were introduced to the idea of “healthy relationships,” including creating strong boundaries and new types of relationship knowledge.

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IHINGER-TALLMAN, MARILYN, KAY PASLEY, and CHERYL BUEHLER. "Developing a Middle-Range Theory of Father Involvement Postdivorce." Journal of Family Issues 14, no. 4 (1993): 550–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019251393014004005.

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The problem addressed in the article is why so many fathers remove themselves from their children's lives after divorce. The authors develop a theory that offers a partial explanation of this phenomena based on the potential for change in the salience of a man's identity as a father postdivorce. Propositions are developed and hypotheses are derived from symbolic interaction and identity theory. The authors define and interrelate the concepts of identity, saliency, commitment, and significant others to explain father presence or absence postdivorce across time. The theory further isolates a number of variables that are expected to moderate (strengthen or weaken) the relationship between father parenting-role identity and father involvement. Identifying modifiers enables the authors to stipulate why some fathers are more involved with their children following separation by explaining the conditions under which father identity becomes translated into a patterned set of behaviors.

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Shears, Jeffrey, Rich Furman, and Nalini Junko Negi. "The Perceptions of Mexican-American Men as Fathers." Advances in Social Work 8, no. 2 (2007): 338–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/212.

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This qualitative study explores the lived experience of self-identified Mexican men as fathers. The sample consists of 47 biological fathers of children residing in Denver, Colorado, all whom are participating in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. The data suggests that these fathers engaged in traditionally conceptualized fathering roles. These men expressed the importance of being there, teaching, meeting the child’s needs, being a role model, offering emotional support, and giving affection and love. The fathers reported taking more responsibility, decreasing substance use, and limiting their leisure activities as a result of becoming a parent. The results suggest that, fathering in and of itself, may create resiliency and may have powerful positive influences on the lives of fathers.

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Macht, Alexandra. "Resisting the commodification of intimate life? Paternal love, emotional bordering and narratives of ambivalent family consumerism from Scottish and Romanian fathers." Families, Relationships and Societies 9, no. 2 (2020): 303–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674318x15384702551202.

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Romantic love has been conceptualised as an emotional resource that promotes consumerism, by deeply affecting the creation of the modern self (Illouz, 2012). Simultaneously, both research and media discourses present the modern ‘good’ father’s role as one of enhanced intimacy (Dermott, 2008), and one in which fathers’ experiences of paternal love are routinely overlooked. I argue that paternal love as a different form of love than romantic love can resist commodification to a certain extent. Based on data from 47 qualitative interviews with Scottish and Romanian fathers, I argue that involved fathers have an ambivalent relationship to consumerism. Far from uniformly adopting it, data reveal that fathers resist it by focusing on the emotional value of gifts and developing their children’s warmth and confidence (încredere in sine).1 This happens in a social context where fathers shift emotionally between love and stoicism as they flexibly adopt either an intimate or provider role according to different contexts. Exploring paternal love is important in understanding how fathers, in relation to their children, not only participate but can also resist the commodification of their intimate lives, and can contest the general discourse of the commodification of love.

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Levant, Ronald F., Zachary T. Gerdes, Stefan Jadaszewski, and Kathleen M. Alto. "“Not My Father’s Son”: Qualitative Investigation of U.S. Men’s Perceptions of Their Fathers’ Expectations and Influence." Journal of Men’s Studies 26, no. 2 (2017): 127–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1060826517734380.

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The present study examined men’s perceptions of their father’s general expectations of them when they were growing up and what the effects have been on their lives. Previous research suggests fathers influence sons’ development, but few studies have examined sons’ perceptions qualitatively. Participants were 252 demographically diverse community-dwelling and college men (ages 18-78; 36.5% men of color). Descriptive coding and content analysis were used to analyze written open-ended responses from an online questionnaire. Results suggest that fathers’ expectations for their sons are quite influential. Common topics of expectations reported by participants included Academics, Work Ethic, Athletics, Family, Career, Independence and Self-Reliance, Authenticity, and Happiness. Sons who perceived their fathers as supporting their authentic selves without having unattainable expectations reported positive impacts. Rigid and ill-fitting expectations may have negative effects. These findings suggest fathers are an important influence on their sons with positive or negative impacts on their well-being, depending on how well the expectations fit their sons.

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Mihajlović, Danilo. "Characteristics of Interpretation of Old Testament Wisdom books in Egyptian Lives of the Fathers (Paterikon)." Sabornost, no. 14 (2020): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/sabornost2014055m.

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Exegesis of Old Testament by Egyptian ascetics is yet to be discovered. Interpretational patterns of biblical texts in Egyptian Lives of Fathers (Paterikon) are specific because they are reflecting nature of Egyptian fathers' ascetical praxis in Early Church. Representative examples of this kind of exegesis could be find in quotations of Old Testament Wisdom literature in above mentioned Egyptian Lives of Fathers. Special attention should be paid to literal readings of this kind of Old Testament literature, as well as on making analogies.

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Shafer, Kevin, Brandon Fielding, and Erin K. Holmes. "Depression, Masculine Norm Adherence, and Fathering Behavior." Journal of Family Issues 40, no. 1 (2018): 48–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x18800782.

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While, overall, fathers have become more involved as parents, there may be significant variability in how involved fathers are in the lives of their children. This study examines how paternal depression and masculine norm adherence affect father involvement. Using new data from the Survey of Contemporary Fatherhood ( N = 2,181) and ordinary least squares regression models, we focus on the effect of depression on four measures of fathering behavior, with masculine norm adherence as a moderator. Results indicated that depression and masculinity had independent effects on father involvement. Furthermore, masculinity moderated the effect of depression for warmth, engagement, and use of harsh parenting—but not positive control. These results have important implications for how we think about the impact of depression on parenting and the role of socialized response in understanding fathering outcomes.

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Bird, Gerald A., Rosemary C. Goss, and Gloria W. Bird. "Effects of Home Computer Use on Fathers' Lives." Family Relations 39, no. 4 (1990): 438. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/585225.

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Twomey, Jean E. "My Father Before Me: How Fathers and Sons Influence Each Other Throughout Their Lives." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 28, no. 3 (2007): 205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/dbp.ob13e318065b825.

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Greif, Geoffrey. "My Father Before Me: How Fathers and Sons Influence Each Other Throughout Their Lives." Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 195, no. 10 (2007): 880–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0b013e31815726a3.

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Cheng, Siwei, and Xi Song. "Linked Lives, Linked Trajectories: Intergenerational Association of Intragenerational Income Mobility." American Sociological Review 84, no. 6 (2019): 1037–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122419884497.

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Most intergenerational mobility studies rely on either snapshot or time-averaged measures of earnings, but have yet to examine resemblance of earnings trajectories over the life course of successive generations. We propose a linked trajectory mobility approach that decomposes the progression of economic status over two generations into associations in four life-cycle dimensions: initial position, growth rate, growth deceleration, and volatility. Using father-son dyad data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we show that men resemble their fathers not only in the overall level of earnings but also in the pattern by which their earnings develop over time. The intergenerational persistence of earnings varies substantially across life stages of both generations; it is strongest for fathers’ early-career and sons’ mid-career, with an intergenerational elasticity (IGE) as high as .6. This result can be explained by the concurrence of the parent’s early career and the offspring’s early childhood. Our findings suggest the intergenerational economic association between parents and offspring is not age-constant but is contingent on the respective life stages of both generations and, most importantly, the period during which they overlap.

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Haskins, Anna R., and Wade C. Jacobsen. "Schools as Surveilling Institutions? Paternal Incarceration, System Avoidance, and Parental Involvement in Schooling." American Sociological Review 82, no. 4 (2017): 657–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122417709294.

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Parents play important roles in their children’s lives, and parental involvement in elementary school in particular is meaningful for a range of child outcomes. Given the increasing number of school-aged children with incarcerated parents, this study explores the ways paternal incarceration is associated with mothers’ and fathers’ reports of home- and school-based involvement in schooling. Using Fragile Families Study data, we find that a father’s incarceration inhibits his school- and home-based involvement in schooling, but associations for maternal involvement are weaker. Results are robust to alternative specifications of incarceration that address concerns about selection and unobserved heterogeneity. Findings also hold across levels of father-child contact. We also conducted a test of the system avoidance mechanism and results suggest it partially explains reductions in school involvement for fathers following incarceration. Given the reoccurring interest in the interconnection between families and schools and how this translates into success, this study suggests that paternal incarceration is associated with lower parental involvement in schooling and highlights the role of system avoidance in this association. Attachment to social institutions like schools is quite consequential, and this work highlights another way mass incarceration influences social life in the United States.

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Xu, Qiong, and Wei-Jun Jean Yeung. "Hoping for a Phoenix." Journal of Family Issues 34, no. 2 (2012): 182–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x12461245.

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Intergenerational relationships and gender roles in China are in transition because of ideational and structural changes resulting from social movements and policies in the past half a century. Using a mixed-methods design, we examine Shanghai fathers’ involvement in their adolescent daughters’ lives. In contrast to traditional stereotypes, Shanghai fathers are nurturing and highly involved in multiple domains of their daughters’ lives. They also have very high aspirations for their daughters, regardless of their own socioeconomic background. Shanghai fathers see providing emotional and financial support, and helping their daughters to achieve success in education as their most important roles. The behavior of Shanghai fathers can be best understood in the unique Chinese contexts of one-child policy, transition to market economy, and increasing globalization.

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Pardo, Ignacio, Teresa Martín-García, Teresa Castro-Martín, and Wanda Cabella. "Fatherhood after Union Breakup in Uruguay: Transitory or Life-Long Commitment?" Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 6 (2019): 784–807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x19882960.

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Rising union dissolution in Latin America—and in much of the world—has increased public concern over the involvement of nonresidential fathers in the lives of their children. At the same time, social norms about post-separation fatherhood have changed, increasingly favoring not only economic support, but also participation in child-rearing. In this article, we (a) examine several dimensions of nonresidential fathers’ involvement with their children, (b) test whether there is a link between pre-separation and post-separation fathering practices, and (c) explore which dimension of pre-separation fathering practices—engagement, accessibility, and responsibility—is more influential on post-separation paternal behavior. The study is based on two waves of a longitudinal national survey carried out in Uruguay. Empirical findings suggest that fathers’ pre-separation involvement in child-rearing affects their post-separation parenting behavior, although results are not conclusive in all aspects of post-separation involvement, and father’s educational attainment tends to have a more influential role.

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Salzmann-Erikson, Martin. "Work Life and Family Life Collide: Online Support for New Fathers." Workplace Health & Safety 65, no. 6 (2016): 248–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079916666546.

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The purpose of this investigation was to analyze online discussions about parental leave in relation to the work lives and private lives of new fathers. A netnographic study of nearly 100 discussion threads from a freely accessible online forum for fathers was conducted. Data were coded, sorted, and categorized by qualitative similarities and differences. The results of the study indicate that new fathers seek Internet forums to discuss work-related topics. Parental leave can provoke worries and anxiety related to management and co-worker attitudes which can create concern that they should be back at work. The results are presented in two categories: (a) attitudes expressed by employers and colleagues and (b) leaving work but longing to be back. The phenomenon of parental leave for fathers is more complex than simply “for” or “against” attitudes. Fathers can use Internet forums to discuss their experiences, fears, and anxiety and provide reasonable accommodations for both work and family life.

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Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta, Suzanne Ryan, Kerry Franzetta, Jennifer Manlove, and Emily Lilja. "Higher-Order Fertility Among Urban Fathers." Journal of Family Issues 30, no. 7 (2009): 968–1000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x08330947.

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The study includes a longitudinal sample of 1,989 fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study and examines factors associated with fathering a higher-order birth (three or more children) and compares these factors to those predicting any subsequent birth. Also, the article examines differences by marital status. Logistic regression analyses indicate the likelihood of fathering a higher-order birth is greater among more disadvantaged men in urban contexts, those with lower levels of education, the unmarried, minorities, and those exhibiting higher levels of depressive symptomology. This suggests that the men likely to be least prepared to father large numbers of children have an elevated probability of having a higher-order birth. This study provides continuing evidence that several aspects of men's lives in urban contexts have important influences on their decisions to have a higher-order birth, and suggests that policies or programs that address fertility issues should include fathers where and when feasible.

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Kohli, Hermeet K., and Susan Fineran. "Immigrant Latino Fathers’ Perceptions of Child Abuse and Neglect." Critical Social Work 21, no. 2 (2020): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22329/csw.v21i2.6459.

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The objective of this qualitative research was to study the lived experiences of child abuse and neglect for immigrant Latino fathers whose children are involved in the child protection process. We documented the narratives of nine immigrant Latino fathers attending fatherhood groups regarding their perceptions of child abuse and neglect.The immigrant Latino fathers highlighted their lack of agency and marginalization due to acculturative parenting stress, structural discrimination, and immigration status. They are burdened with physical and emotional pain that diffuses into their children’s lives and results in unhealthy coping strategies. The Latino fathers faced everyday microaggressions, racial abuses, and discrimination due to their agency and role as Latino immigrants. They chronicled their frustrations dueto distrust of the mainstream social service providers, police, immigration officials, and abuse meted on them due to their marginalized identities. We provide practice and policy recommendations for professionals working with immigrant Latino families.

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Lesch, Elmien, and Adiela Ismail. "Constraining Constructions: Low-Income Fathers’ Perceptions of Fathering their Adolescent Daughters." Open Family Studies Journal 6, no. 1 (2014): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874922401406010039.

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Fathers have the potential to play an important role in the development of their daughters. Paternal involvement has been shown to significantly affect the emotional well-being of daughters during their adolescent and young adult years. However, internationally and nationally, research is limited in terms of the number of studies on the relationship between fathers and adolescent daughters. It is also mostly based on daughter’s reports and often does not include father’s perspectives. We interviewed low-income fathers who lived in a Cape Winelands community in South Africa about being fathers to daughters. A social constructionist approach to fatherhood informed this explorative and community-specific study. We used a qualitative design with semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Similar to other fatherhood studies, our participants’ constructions of fatherhood revolved around the roles of disciplinarian, provider, protector and head of the household. Traditional roles emerged not only for the fathers but also in their constructions of their wives and daughters. Father-daughter relationships are important gender construction sites that influence daughters’ future interactions and relationships with men and it is crucial that the reproduction of such traditional gender roles in homes should be addressed to empower women. Our findings also suggest that fathers tend to minimize physical demonstrations of affection towards their daughters and may need guidelines for appropriate interactions in this regard.

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Lewis, Charlie, Zoe Maka, and Amalia Papacosta. "Why Do Fathers Become Disengaged from Their Children's Lives?" Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 28, no. 1-2 (1998): 89–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j087v28n01_08.

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Bennett, Clare, and Jane Harden. "Sexuality as taboo: using interpretative phenomenological analysis and a Foucauldian lens to explore fathers’ practices in talking to their children about puberty, relationships and reproduction." Journal of Research in Nursing 24, no. 1-2 (2019): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744987118818863.

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Background Fathers can play an important role in their children’s learning about relationships and sexuality but we know very little about the father’s lived experience in this regard. Aim To explore eight fathers’ perceptions and experiences of discussing puberty, relationships and reproduction with their 10-year-old children. Methods The paper commences with a genealogical analysis of the history of sex education in England from the Public Health Act of 1848 to the present day. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used as both a methodology and a method. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with each father and results were analysed ideographically, followed by analysis across the group. Interpretations were developed using a Foucauldian lens of governmentality and biopower. Findings The paper explores how synthesis of IPA with a Foucauldian lens revealed significant tensions between the fathers’ cognitions, accounts and behaviours, which were underpinned by an enduring perception of sexuality as taboo. Conclusion By providing a contextualised understanding of the fathers’ practices, this study demonstrates that a more informed approach to health promotion strategy can be achieved and the implications for nursing are explored.

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Herlena, Winceh. "PERAN AYAH DALAM PROSES PERTUMBUHAN ANAK DALAM PERSPEKTIF AL-QUR’AN." Usratuna: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga Islam 4, no. 2 (2021): 111–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.29062/usratuna.v4i2.219.

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This article discusses the views of the Koran on the role of fathers in the process of child development. The focus of the study in this research is to explore the verses of the Qur'an related to the role of the father in the family. In addition, this article will also describe the story of the father in the Qur'an. This research is a type of library research. The method used in this research is descriptive-analysis using a classical-contemporary interpretation paradigm approach. From the analysis that has been carried out, this study concludes that: first, the Qur'an shows the role that a father should apply in the development process of his children, one of which is by monitoring and controlling children's daily lives, instilling educational values, building closeness. and good communication with children, and provide good support and direction. Second, several verses in the Qur'an describe the role of fathers who have their own way of educating their children, so that this method is relevant to be applied in the contemporary context. The father figures in question are Luqman, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Noah, and Prophet Ya'qub.

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Zirima, Herbert. "Father absence and sexual partner preference amongst women in Masvingo urban, Zimbabwe." Global Journal of Psychology Research: New Trends and Issues 10, no. 1 (2020): 85–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjpr.v10i1.4116.

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Father absence is a trend that has been on the surge globally and locally, and its effects can be felt in children’s lives up to adulthood. This study sought to explore how father absence mediates sexual partner preference amongst women who would have grown without their biological fathers. This was achieved by comparing the sexual partner preferences of women who grew up without fathers against those who grew up with their fathers. A quantitative approach was taken, particularly employing an ex post facto research design. A one-stage cluster sampling strategy was used to select 392 women, who participated in this study. Of the 392 participants, 168 were women who had grown up in father-absent homes, whereas the remaining 224 had grown up with a resident father. A standardised instrument, the mate preference questionnaire, was used to collect data. This study revealed that father absence influences the preference of a sexual partner, particularly the age gap with the preferred romantic partner, physical aspects of the sexual partner and values about chastity. Women who grew up in fatherless homes showed a preference for good looks and masculinity in a romantic over issues such as good financial prospect and ambitiousness and industriousness. The most preferred characteristic expressed by women who emerged from father-absent homes was that the romantic partner should be a father figure. This study recommends that voluntary organisations that promote fatherhood programs should be set up to raise awareness on the importance of fathering. Moreover, future research should explore the impact of father absence amongst married women so as to ascertain if father absence affects relationships within a marriage. Keywords: Partner preference, father absence, romantic partner, women, relationship.

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Rean, Artur A., and Ivan A. Konovalov. "Indicators of Parent-Child Relationships in the Context of Various Socio-Demographic Parameters." Integration of Education 24, no. 3 (2020): 433–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.100.024.202003.433-452.

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Introduction. The article is dedicated to the problem of child-parent relationships (acceptance and behavior control practices by fathers). The context of modern family trends and various socio-demographic indicators of family life in the Russian Federation is also significant. The main hypothesis of the article: the indicators of acceptance and overprotection by fathers (in full families) differ in the context of such variables as a gender of the respondent, number of children in the family, and type of settlement in which the family lives. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in public secondary schools in eight regions of the Russian Federation. For data collection, an online survey was used. The sample consisted of 3 526 respondents from full families (57 % female). The mean age of the respondents was 16 years. Data analysis was carried out using the following statistical processing methods: Kruskal-Wallis test, multiple linear regressions. Results. It was found that girls statistically higher evaluate perceived indicators of “care” and “overprotection” by fathers than boys. It was also found that respondents from v illages, urban settlements, and small towns (less than 100 thousand people) statistically higher evaluate perceived indicators of control (“overprotection”) by fathers. In families with a large number of children (3 or more) from cities with a high population (more than 500000), the indicators of perceived overprotection by the father are lower. Discussion and Conclusion. Results allow us to put forward an assumption that practices of adolescents’ behavior control by fathers differ (in the Russian Federation) in the context of locality (size of the population) in which the family lives. It is also worth noting that the acceptance of a teenager by parents is largely dependent on the psychological characteristics of interaction inside the family, while indicators of overprotection (and control practices) are significantly associated with environmental factors. The results are of interest in the context of family and youth policy agenda.

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Pirskanen, Henna. "Was your father a problem drinker?" Journal of Comparative Social Work 4, no. 1 (2009): 89–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v4i1.47.

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In this article, the challenges of carrying out life story interview research on the adult sons of problem-drinking fathers will be discussed. Earlier studies have shown that parents’ problem drinking can disturb family life and be harmful in various ways to children. In the case of a problem-drinking father and his son, aspects of the father-son relationship and of the father as a male role model also assume major importance. Consequently, fathers’ drinking may continue to be a sensitive and a painful topic for their sons in adulthood. Moreover, several studies indicate that recruiting young men as a focus group for interview study is complicated. In addition, family matters are often perceived as something private, not to be talked about or shared with outsiders.For these reasons the life story interview method can be problematic for the researcher interested in collecting and interpreting interview data on sons’ childhood experiences. In my study, both finding interviewees, carrying out interviews on a sensitive topic and interpreting the data “truthfully” were challenging tasks presenting a number of ethical considerations. The data used in the study consist of 21 life story interviews with young Finnish men aged 21-42. While these young men were growing up, their fathers were problem drinkers. In the interviews the young men produced narratives or stories about their lives from an adult perspective. Thus narrative analysis is suggested to be applied in analysing the interviews.

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Lesch, Elmien, and Chandapiwa Kelapile. "“In My Dream She Finds Me…And She Wants Me Just the Way I Am”." Men and Masculinities 19, no. 5 (2016): 503–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1097184x15601476.

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Limited research is available with regard to the experience of biological fathers who are interested in being involved in their children’s lives but are restricted from doing so. In this study, we aimed to contribute to understanding these paternal constraints and to give unmarried fathers a platform to voice their experiences regarding restricted contact with their children. Interviews were conducted with six single, Setswana-speaking black fathers in South Africa. The phenomenological analysis revealed fatherhood to be an unplanned event at an early age; the cultural responsibilities and conventions regarding marriage and children, and the role these played in restricting contact; constructions of fathers as financial providers; and fathers’ emotional experience of restricted access to their children. We conclude that constraining fatherhood constructions make it difficult for fathers, and also mothers and grandparents, to conceive of fathers’ contributions beyond financial provision. These constructions curtail unmarried fathers’ involvement with their children.

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Roy, Kevin M. "Father Stories." Journal of Family Issues 27, no. 1 (2006): 31–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x05275432.

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Life history interviews were conducted with 40 low-income noncustodial African American men in three age cohorts. Using four elements of a life course perspective (human agency, linked lives, social context, and multiple rhythms of time), the author explored how the stories that men told of their fathers' life experiences shaped their own paternal identities. Three narrative themes (stability, liminality, and inquiry) gave meaning to men's struggles to become involved fathers and linked them to similar challenges faced by their fathers years earlier. Differences in narrative construction between cohorts suggest how sociohistorical context defines opportunities for men to become involved parents.

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Yolanda Abel. "African American Fathers' Involvement in their Children's School-based Lives." Journal of Negro Education 81, no. 2 (2012): 162. http://dx.doi.org/10.7709/jnegroeducation.81.2.0162.

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Arnett, Jeffrey, Reed Larson, and Maryse H. Richards. "Divergent Realities: The Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents." Journal of Marriage and the Family 57, no. 2 (1995): 527. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/353704.

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Fischer, Judith L., Reed Larson, and Maryse H. Richards. "Divergent Realities: The Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents." Family Relations 44, no. 3 (1995): 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/585534.

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DeVault, Marjorie L., Reed Larson, and Maryse H. Richards. "Divergent Realities: The Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents." Contemporary Sociology 25, no. 6 (1996): 783. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2077291.

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Howard, Kimberly S., Jennifer E. Burke Lefever, John G. Borkowski, and Thomas L. Whitman. "Fathers' influence in the lives of children with adolescent mothers." Journal of Family Psychology 20, no. 3 (2006): 468–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.3.468.

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Harkins, Gillian. "Bureau of Missing Persons: Writing the Secret Lives of Fathers." Prose Studies 34, no. 3 (2012): 258–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440357.2012.751266.

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Gerard, Andre. "Bureau of Missing Persons: Writing the Secret Lives of Fathers." Life Writing 11, no. 1 (2013): 151–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14484528.2013.812509.

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