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Title: The Transmission of Fathering from Fathers and Mothers to Sons
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Pleck, Joseph H. Hofferth, Sandra L. Vesely, Colleen Cabrera, Natasha |
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The Transmission of Fathering from Fathers and Mothers to Sons Presented: Toronto, ON, Father Involvement Research Conference, October 2008. Also: http://www.fira.ca/cms/documents/147/Transmission_of_fathering_etc-pleck.ppt Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Father Involvement Research Alliance Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Discipline; Fathers, Involvement; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Parent-Child Interaction; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. While most attention in the media and in work-life scholarship has focused on the challenges and opportunities of working mothers, a shift to understanding fathers experiences is needed. As dual career couples become the norm (women in the US now out-earn their spouse in nearly one out of four couples) and men express greater desire to share caring responsibilities, the time seems right to address this under-researched group. What we seek to understand is how men experience fatherhood with respect to its impact on their identity and self-image. In this study, we explore the ways fathers define themselves in the context of being a working parent. We also look at the how the degree of child involvement, as well as other external factors both inside and outside their work environment, influence and shape their identity. Finally, we address how the formation of a working father identity influences career attitudes, behaviors and intentions. We will share the results of a pilot study we are conducting with relatively new fathers and follow with a discussion of the practical and scholarly implications of our findings. We will also consider ways that fathers can be assisted as they go through this change process in their own lives and discuss what can be done to help them re-define and better understand what constitutes professional and personal success. |
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Pleck, Joseph H., Sandra L. Hofferth, Colleen Vesely and Natasha Cabrera. "The Transmission of Fathering from Fathers and Mothers to Sons." Presented: Toronto, ON, Father Involvement Research Conference, October 2008. |