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Smollar, Jacqueline Ooms, Theodora |
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Young Unwed Fathers: Research Review, Policy Dilemmas and Options Commissioned Papers from the Unwed Fathers Project. Rockville, MD: Shared Resource Center, 1987. Also: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED321206.pdf Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Shared Resource Center Keyword(s): Fatherhood; Fathers and Children; Fathers, Absence; Marital Status; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. The Unwed Fathers Project was designed to draw upon the small but rapidly growing body of knowledge about young fathers up to 25 years of age. The specific project components were 10 working papers commissioned from researchers and program professionals; a 1986 invitational symposium which included policy officials, employees of governments, universities, and service agencies; and a report synthesizing major findings of the commissioned papers and summarizing symposium discussions. The project concluded that: (1) unwed fathers need to be held responsible for their children and, for the most part, should be required to fulfill the minimum obligations of fatherhood; (2) it is generally in the best interests of the children if their fathers develop a personal relationship with them and this should be encouraged; (3) these responsibilities and interests need to be balanced against the rights and needs of the young mothers, family members, and society as a whole; (4) young unwed fathers often need considerable assistance and encouragement to be able to fulfill their parenting responsibilities; (5) increasing job skills and opportunities of young unwed fathers not only benefits their children but society as a whole; and (6) many different sectors of society at national, state, and local levels will need to work together to meet the challenge of encouraging more responsible and involved parenting among unwed fathers. (ABL) |
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Smollar, Jacqueline and Theodora Ooms. Young Unwed Fathers: Research Review, Policy Dilemmas and Options. Commissioned Papers from the Unwed Fathers Project. Rockville, MD: Shared Resource Center, 1987.. |