Public Perceptions about Father Involvement: Results of a Statewide Household Survey

Autor/inn/en	Andrews, Arlene Bowers; Luckey, Irene; Bolden, Errol; Whiting-Fickling, Judith; Lind, Katherine A.
Titel	Public Perceptions about Father Involvement: Results of a Statewide Household Survey
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 25 (2004) 5, S.603-633 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X03258303
Schlagwörter	Parent Responsibility; Public Opinion; Norms; Fathers; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Participation; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Sex Stereotypes; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Meinung; Normwert; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	This study of social norms regarding expectations of fathers describes public perceptions based on a statewide, random household telephone survey of 1,010 adults. The results indicate strong public support for community expectations about father's time with child as communicated through workplace provision of paternal leave and flextime, although a majority of respondents had no such benefits. A majority of the respondents agreed that most fathers fulfill responsibilities in the areas of caregiving, financial support, protection, cooperation with the child's mother, and moral or faith-based guidance. A large minority disagreed, particularly those who were in households with children where the father was not present and those who were divorced or separated. Responses varied by race, gender, and whether the respondent was actively parenting a child. The study affirms the complexity and diversity of social norms about fatherhood and the need to focus on subpopulations. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10