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Exploring Variations in Men's Family Roles
This paper studies popular attitudes towards gender roles, specifically in regard to popular attitudes towards gender roles and family structure.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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June 01, 1996
Fathers, Marriage and the Law
This paper discusses married and unmarried fathers' attitudes towards marriage, cohabiting, and parenting, and also discusses their knowledge of the law as it pertains to the legal responsibilities of fatherhood.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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September 1999
Cohabitation, Separation, and Fatherhood
This paper investigates the roles of cohabiting fathers, the level of father involvement after a separation between a cohabiting couple, and popular views on cohabitation and marriage.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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May 01, 2002
A Man's Place in the Home: Fathers and Families in the UK
This report looks at family structure, public policies dealing with fatherhood issues, the importance of fathers and of their role as caregivers and providers, and a variety of barriers to active fatherhood.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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April 01, 2000
A Cross-Cohort Examination of Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing
This paper examines the factors that contribute to the differences in teenage sexual activity and childbearing.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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October 2002
Comparing Father and Mother Reports of Father Involvement among Low-Income Minority Families
This paper examines fathers' and mothers' reports of father involvement in a sample of low-income, minority families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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October 23, 2001
Making fathers “count”
The study examines the evolving role of Canadian fathers against a backdrop of economic, social and marital changes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Statistics Canada
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June 8, 2011
The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence
This study provides an estimate of taxpayer costs in the US, in support of homes in which the father is absent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Fatherhood Initiative
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2008
Incarcerated Fathers: A Descriptive Analysis
This study looks at the effects that the incarceration of a father has on children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Canadian Families and Corrections Network
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May 2007
Fathering Indicators Framework: A Tool for Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
This paper outlines the responsibilities of the father to work with other agencies and care givers for the positive development of the child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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March 01, 2001
Who Pays When Paternity is Disestablished?
This paper discusses the financial implications of disestablishing paternity for parents, children, and the state.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 01, 2003
Disestablishing the Paternity of Non-Marital Children
This paper discusses the problems faced in establishing paternity in cases where the parents are not married.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 01, 2003
Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children and Their Parents
This brief explores attachment theory offering definitions, research and guidelines for healthy relationships between parents and children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University
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Spring 2007
A Look at Arrests of Low-Income Fathers for Child Support Nonpayment: Enforcement, Court, and Program Practices
This series of three papers examines the incidence of paternal arrest for child support nonpayment, the court process for fathers who are arrested for nonpayment, and programs that have had success in addressing these problems.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family Policy and Practice
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January 2005
Barriers to Outreach and Recruitment of Noncustodial Parents: A Report to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
This report, which is based on the outcomes of focus group discussions, highlights some obstacles faced in motivating noncustodial parents to enroll in training and employment programs.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy
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February 2004
Family Ties: Improving Paternity Establishment Practices and Procedures for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children
This paper discusses the legal context of paternity establishment within the framework of welfare reform in the United States, and examines low-income mothers' and fathers' perspectives on paternity establishment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Women's Law Center, Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy
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2000
The Fatherhood Movement and Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the prevalence and disclosure of domestic violence in the United States and examines the ways in which recent responsible fatherhood initiatives may contribute to domestic violence among women on public assistance.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center on Fathers, Family, and Public Policy)
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November 1999
Union Formation Among Men in the U.S.: Does Having Prior Children Matter?
This paper looks at the relationship between parenthood status and men's union formation in the US.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family Demographic Research
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2002
The Dynamics of Nonresidential Fatherhood in the US, 1968-1997
This paper looks at trends over time in the likelihood that a father who is a residential parent at the time of his child's birth will eventually become nonresidential parent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2001
The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This paper investigates the effects of single parenthood on children’s social and cognitive development, academic achievement, and overall welfare.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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August 01, 1995
A Report From Canada's 'Gender War Zone': Reforming The Child-Related Provisions of the Divorce Act
This study looks at ways to refocus the litigation process more on children's wellbeing without overlooking concerns about spousal abuse and its effects on children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Canadian Journal of Family Law
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August 25, 1999
Fathers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Family Formation
This paper examines the rising rates of incarceration in the United States, and discusses the impact that this has on family structure.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2000
Promoting Fathers' Engagement With Children: Preventive Interventions for Low-Income Families
This study evaluates the impact of three types of programs that aim to enhance father involvement n low-income families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Journal of Marriage and Family
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August 2009
Fathers' Role in Children's Academic Achievement and Early Literacy
This article highlights the importance of father involvement in early literacy development.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
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November 2003
Portraits of Fathers
This study of fatherhood in Canada addresses issues such as the unique role of the father in the family and the impact that their absence or presence has on their families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Vanier Insitute of the Family
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2002
The Role of the Father After Divorce
This article discusses the importance of and challenges to creating a meaningful role for fathers after a divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Paternal Involvement with Children: The Role of Gender Ideologies
This paper examines the effects of parental gender ideologies on the nature and extent of fathers' involvement with their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2003
The Effect of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Union Formation
This paper investigates the effect that changing child support enforcement and welfare benefit eligibility policies have on family formation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 2002/October 2003
Health Status and Behaviors of Unwed Fathers
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the overall well-being of fathers who are either married or in other various forms of relationships with their child's mother.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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January 01, 2001
Fathers’ Activities with Their Kids
This research brief looks at fathers' involvement in their children's everyday lives, school activities, rule making, and religious activities.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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June 01, 2001
Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and their Families: A Review of the Field
This report outlines various programs that have been developed to meet the needs of low-income incarcerated, ex-offending fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Vera Institute of Justice
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February 01, 2001
Welfare Reform, Fertility, and Father Involvement
This article examines the unique role that fathers play in their children's lives, and demonstrates that public policies have considerable influence on childbearing patterns and a father's involvement with his children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Future of Children
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2002
Fathers' Involvement with their Secondary-School-Aged Children
This research brief examines the nature, determinants, extent, and effects of fathers' involvement with their high-school-aged adolescent children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 2004
Child Support and Father-Child Contact: Leveraging Panel Data to Establish a Causal Path
This paper examines the relationship between fathers' contact with their children and their payment of formal child support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 2005
Nonresident Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Quality of Nonresident Father-Child Interaction
This paper examines characteristics of nonresident fathers' involvement with their children and parenting styles that affect children's adjustment in adolescence.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2000
The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes: Do Fathers Matter?
This paper examines the extent to which fathers' gender role attitudes and behaviours affect their offsprings' attitudes, both independently and in conjunction with maternal influences.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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May 2000
Epidemiology of Divorce
This article discusses the history of marriage, divorce and remarriage in the United States.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Fathers’ Involvement with Children: Perspectives from Developing Countries
This report examines the status of fathers in families around the world, explores some of the effects of fathers on young children, and offers some theories to explain variations in paternal involvement between and within cultures.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Society for Research in Child Development
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1998
Perspectives on Father Involvement: Research and Policy
This article provides an overview of existing research relating to father involvement and discusses the ways in which this research informs and influences public policies that affect fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Society for Research in Child Development
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1999
Responsible Fatherhood and Welfare: How States Can Use the New Law to Help Children
This report discusses how US state and federal policies can promote responsible fatherhood.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1998
Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Living Arrangements: Lone Fathers With Dependent Children
This document highlights Australian statistics on the labour force participation and housing arrangements of single fathers with dependant children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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February 22, 2001
Low-Income Fathers and Child Support: Starting Off on the Right Track
This paper examines the importance of child support in single-parent families, major problems of the child support system, and ways in which state programs can improve the situation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Policy Studies Inc.
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January 01, 2003
Patterns of Child Support Compliance in Wisconsin
This paper looks at individual changes in child support compliance over a five-year period and discusses the differences between divorced and never-married fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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April 01, 1997
Restoring Fathers to Families and Communities: Six Steps for Policy Makers
This guide lays out a six-step strategy intended to encourage low-income, unwed fathers to become involved in their families and communities.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Social Policy Action Network
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2000
Fathers, Work and Family Life
This paper examines common views on the roles and responsibilities of fathers in regards to employment, caregiving, and providing financially for their families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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June 01, 1999
Young, Single, Non-Residential Fathers: Their Involvement in Fatherhood
This paper discusses recent findings on the attitudes, feelings, economic situations, and levels of parental involvement of unmarried fathers who wish to participate in their children's upbringing.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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December 01, 1997
Breakdown Britain
This report examines the nature and extent of social breakdown and poverty in Britain.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Social Justice Policy Group
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December 2006
American Fatherhood Types: The Good, the Bad, and the Uninterested
This paper explores four typologies of men in contemporary American society: the new involved father, the good provider, the deadbeat dad and the paternity-free man and compare these typologies to father data from the 1920s and 30s.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Issues Press
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March 22, 2004
Parents' Problem Solving with Preadolescents and its Association with Social Withdrawal at School: Considering Parents' Stress and Child Gender
This study explores interrelationships between parental stress, problem solving and adolescent social withdrawal.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2005
Do Fathers Matter Uniquely for Adolescent Well-Being?
This study examines existing research to show that biological mothers and fathers are both important to the development of their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for American Values
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October 2008
Parental age and risk of childhood cancers: a population-based cohort study from Sweden
This study examined the link between advanced parental age at birth and the incidence of five types of childhood cancer.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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International Epidemiological Association
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September 28, 2008
Father Absence and Child Well-being: A Critical Review
This paper investigates the relationship between father absence and child outcomes, including academic performance, levels of educational attainment, psychological well-being, behaviour, and early life transitions.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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November 2002
Men's Pregnancy Intentions and Prenatal Behaviors: What They Mean for Fathers' Involvement With Their Children
This research brief highlights evidence that fathers who are happy about the prospect of becoming a father are more likely to be involved in the mother's pregnancy and more likely to be involved with their infants.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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2007
Fatherhood in the Twenty-First Century
This essay discusses how current cultural trends affecting fatherhood will continue to influence future child rearing.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Society for Research in Child Development
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January/February 2000
Changing Fatherhood in the 21st Century: Incentives and Disincentives for Involved Parenting
This study investigates work- and family-related factors that act as incentives or disincentives to fathers' involvement in the lives of their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Questioning the Paternity of Marital Children
This paper discusses the approaches that courts and legislatures are taking with regards to disestablishing the paternity of children born within a marriage.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 01, 2003
Paternal age and adverse birth outcomes: teenager or 40 +, who is at risk?
This study concludes that infants fathered by teenagers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal paternal mortality and post-neonatal mortality.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Oxford University Press, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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February 6, 2008
The Father Presence Questionnaire: A New Measure of the Subjective Experience of Being Fathered
This study introduces a new social science measure called the Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ).
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
How Reliable Are Fathers' Reports of Involvement With Their Children?: A Methodological Report
This study tested the accuracy of men's reports of involvement with their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2005
Fathering Court-Involved Daughters: Fathers' Gender-Specific Concerns About Their Paternal Role
This study explores the role fathers play in relationships with their delinquent daughters.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2005
Playing With Daddy: Social Toy Play, Early Head Start, and Developmental Outcomes
Researchers in this study monitored father-toddler social toy play in relation to child development, fathers' mental/social wellbeing and enrolment in the Early Head Start program.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2004
Incarcerated Fathers Returning Home to Children and Families: Introduction to the Special Issue and a Primer on Doing Research with Men in Prison
This study examined fathers' re-entry into family life following a period of incarceration.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2005
Gatekeeping In Context: BabymamaDrama and the Involvement of Incarcerated Fathers
This study explored ways incarcerated fathers and unincarcerated mothers negotiate father's access to children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2005
Fathering Behind Bars In English Prisons: Imprisoned Fathers' Identity and Contact With Their Children
This study examined prisoner fathers' involvement with their children as well as their identity as fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2005
Prison, Fathers, and Identity: A Theory of How Incarceration Affects Men's Paternal Identity
This study explores various theories on how incarceration affects paternal identity.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2005
Key Determinants of Mothers' Decisions to Allow Visits With Non-Custodial Fathers
This study examined the frequency of father-child contact and child support payments after the dissolution of a non-marital relationship to determine which factors made mothers more likely to allow fathers access to their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2004
Predictors of Paternal Involvement in Childcare in Dual-Earner Families With Young Children
This study examined fathers in dual-earner households to determine the percentage of time fathers spend as their child's primary caregiver.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
Good Fathering: Father and Son Perceptions of What It Means To Be A Good Father
This study asked fathers and sons to list qualities that good fathers possess.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
This research brief highlights the prevalence and the problems of multiple-partner fertility.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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2006
Fathers’ Experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Search for Control
This study examines the experiences of fathers with children in a neonatal intensive care unit and reports that fathers feel a loss of control.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2008
"It's Been Hard To Be A Father": A Qualitative Exploration of Incarcerated Fatherhood
This study explores men's identity as fathers while incarcerated as well as their level of involvement with their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2005
Revisiting Men's Role in Father Involvement: The Importance of Personal Expectations
This study examined expectant fathers' and mothers' expectations for paternal involvement to see if expectations for paternal involvement predicted paternal involvement postnatally.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2005
The Transition to Fatherhood: Identity and Bonding in Early Pregnancy
This study examined the link between father identity and paternal bonding during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
A Role Theory Perspective on Patters of Separated and Divorced African-American Nonresidential Father Involvement with Children
This study investigates the characteristics of African-American fathers that predispose them to be more or less involved in their children's lives following divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement for Children in Never-Married Mother Families
This study examines the relationship between fathers' child support payments and their involvement in their children's lives.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
Conditions Affecting the Association Between Father Identity and Father Involvement
This study examined how levels of interparental cooperation and indirect conflict moderate the link between father identity and involvement.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2005
Learning Competent Fathering: A Longitudinal Analysis of Marital Intimacy and Fathering
This study examined how marital intimacy affects fathers' parenting skills.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
Father Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Longitudinal Findings from Add Health
This study examined fathers' involvement in their teens' lives and associated levels of problem behaviors, including depressive symptoms.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
Family Formation in France: Individual Preferences and Subsequent Outcomes
This section of the 2006 Vienna Yearbook of Population Research examines childlessness: The intention to have children and those who actually do.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Gender Equality, Parenthood Attitudes, and First Births in Sweden
This study explores the gender role attitudes of young men and women in Sweden to determine whether these attitudes influence the age at which young people become parents.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
The Postponement of Childbearing in Europe: Driving Forces and Implications
This introduction to the Vienna Institute of Demography's annual Yearbook of Population Research explains the trend towards delayed childbearing in European countries.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
Based on the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, the authors develop a portrait of multi-partner fertility among men 15 – 44 years of age in the U.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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November 2006
The Education and Labor Market Outcomes of Adolescent Fathers
This paper looks at the long-term outcomes for men who were teen fathers and finds that they generally have lower levels of education and overall earnings.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1993
Boom Times a Bust: Declining Employment Among Less Educated Young Men
This paper examines employment rates of young males with a high school diploma or less.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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July 01, 2003
Policy Responses to Couple Conflict and Domestic Violence: A Framework for Discussion
This document discusses public policy responses to domestic conflict, such as couple education, coparenting education, programs for abusive partners, and responsible fatherhood programs.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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February 01, 2002
Sex, Marriage, and Fathering: A Profile of Latin American and Caribbean Men
This report provides information about the sexual health, behaviours, attitudes, and needs of men in seven different Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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2004
Starting Points: Challenging the "Quiet Crisis"- A Description of the Starting Points Sites
This paper simmary describes strategies and activities executed by 14 Starting Points sites.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Children in Poverty, Harvard Family Research Project
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1997
No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
This report discusses the importance of being able to establish paternity for children born to unmarried parents and examines the particular challenges faced when the father is a minor.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 01, 2004
Predicting Early Fatherhood and Whether Young Fathers Live with Their Children: Prospective Findings and Policy Reconsiderations
This paper addresses the occurrence of fatherhood and looks specifically at the characteristics of young and/or absentee fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 2001
Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions From the Social Sciences
This paper discusses the economic, educational, psychological, health-related, and developmental benefits of marriage and the negative consequences of divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Centre of the American Experiment
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2002
Preparing for Parenthood: Who's Ready, Who's Not?
This study examines pregnancy intendedness, attendance at parenting classes, access to support from family or friends, and psychological preparedness in order to assess couples' readiness to parent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 1998
The Politics of Fatherhood
This article outlines the statistics regarding fatherlessness and provides ...
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Political Science and Politics
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December 2002
AbstractThe Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study: Questions, Design, and a Few Preliminary Results
This paper looks at the characteristics of unwed parents, their attitudes towards parenting, marriage and relationships, as well as their economic, employment and educational status.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 2000
Is a Baby a Good Reason to Marry?
This article examines the reasons which lead women and men to decide not to marry the other parent of their child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center of the American Experiment
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Summer 2001
Understanding Fathering: The Early Head Start Study of Fathers of Newborns
This paper examines the impact fathers have on newborn children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mathematica Policy Research Inc
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May 2003
Policy and Practices Affecting Aboriginal Fathers’ Involvement with their Children.
This paper describes the negative impact Canadian policy may have on Aboriginal fathering.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Human and Social Development, University of Victoria
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2005
Motherhood, Fatherhood: The Legal Balance
This article discusses the needs of children and parents within a divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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December 1991
The Role of Parents in Children's Psychological Development
This article discusses three ways that parents affect their children's psychological development: direct interaction, emotional identification, and transmission of family stories.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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July 1999
Is Marriage Poisonous? Are Relationships Taxing? An Analysis of the Male Marital Wage Differential in Denmark
This paper documents a significant wage gap between married men and women in the United States and investigates whether or not a similar marital earnings differential exists in Denmark.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2005
Face to Face With Fathers: A Report on Low-Income Fathers and Their Experience with Child Support Enforcement
This paper describes the experience of low-income, never-married fathers who are required to establish paternity and pay child support because their children are receiving public assistance.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center for Fathers, Families, and Public Policy)
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2001
The Legislative Marriage Agenda and its Potential Meaning for Programs Serving Low-Income Families
This paper discusses the American government's increasing focus on marriage and fatherhood under George Bush.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy
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May 2001
The Effect of Child Support and Criminal Justice Systems on Low-Income Noncustodial Parents: When You Need a Safety Net, but There’s Only a Dragnet
This report explores the experiences of low-income, non-custodial fathers with the child support and criminal justice systems.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy)
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June 2004
Understanding Fathering: The Early Head Start Study of Fathers of Newborns
This study investigates the nature and extent of fathers' involvement with their young children, as well as how and why their involvement changes over time.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
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May 2003
Leaving the Street: Young Fathers Move from Hustling to Legitimate Work
This report examines illegal and legitimate employment among men involved in "Fathers at Work", a national program intended to help economically disadvantaged, noncustodial fathers obtain living-wage employment, become more involved in their children's lives, and make required child support payments.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Public/Private Ventures
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February 2005
Renegotiating Fatherhood
This paper examines post-divorce father-child relationships in the United Kingdom, and the ways in which fathers seek to maintain positive and meaningful relationships with their children even when they are living apart.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Newcastle Centre for Family Studies
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1996
What Do Fathers Contribute to Children's Well-Being?
This paper explores the relationship between father involvement and children's social, cognitive, and educational outcomes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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May 01, 1999
Bi-Racial/Ethnic Infants and Infant Mortality in the United States
This paper looks at rates of infant mortality in relation to both maternal and paternal race, and demonstrates that mixed-race infants have higher rates of mortality than single-race infants.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Research Center
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2004
Biological and Stepfather Investment in Children
This paper discusses the differences in the parental involvement and parenting practices of biological, stepparent, and cohabiting fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Studies Center
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April 2001
The Complexity of Fathers’ Parenting Responsibilities and Involvement with Nonresident Children
This paper examines the complexity of parenting for non-resident fathers, and looks at how the obligations and circumstances of these arrangements affect child support and visitation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Studies Center
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June 2001
Men's Financial Expenditures on Genetic Children and Stepchildren from Current and Former Relationships
This study demonstrates that men tend to invest less money in their step-children from former relationships than they do in their biological children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Studies Center
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September 2001
Moving Out: Transition to Nonresidence among Resident Fathers in the U.S., 1968-1997
This paper investigates the probability that fathers will eventually become nonresident parents, due to the dissolution of their relationship with their children's mother.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Studies Center
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March 2004
Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This paper examines the extent to which resident and nonresident fathers are involved in their children's education, and the impact their involvement has on children's academic achievement.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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October 1997
Students Do Better When Their Fathers Are Involved at School
This issue brief demonstrates that, both in two-parent and single parent families, children are more likely to experience academic success, participate in extracurricular activities, and enjoy school if their father is highly involved with their school.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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April 1998
How Involved are Fathers in their Children's Schools?
This issue brief looks at the nature, extent and effect of fathers' involvement in their children's education.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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April 1998
Nonresident Fathers Can Make a Difference in Children's School Performance
This issue brief shows that when nonresident fathers are highly involved with their children's schools, children are less likely to have to repeat a grade or to be suspended or expelled.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
Measuring Father Involvement in Young Children’s Lives: Recommendations for a Fatherhood Module for the ECLS-B
This paper examines current knowledge about fatherhood, father involvement in children's lives, and the impact of father involvement on children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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February 2001
Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status
This paper explores the level of parental involvement in their child's school and education, and examines the impact of this involvement on the child's academic outcomes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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May 2001
Fifty-Fifty Care
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses child living arrangments after a divorce and examines the structure of and motivation behind joint custody.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Little or No Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, explores the perceptions of, and reasons behind, father absence after divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
"Standard" Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the extent of standard contact arrangements between non-resident parents and their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Indicators of Male Fertility, Family Formation, and Sexual Behavior
This paper discusses the use of indicators to understand men's decisions regarding sexual activity, family formation, and fertility.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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January 1997
Unmarried African American Fathers’ Involvement with Their Infants: The Role of Couple Relationships
This paper presents the findings of a study that asked unmarried African-American parents about the quality of their relationship and the level of the father's involvement with their child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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October 2003
Broke But Not Deadbeat: Reconnecting Low-Income Fathers and Children
This paper examines the characteristics of low-income, non-resident fathers and demonstrates that they are often unable to pay child support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Conference of State Legislatures
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July 1999
The Importance of Father Love: History and Contemporary Evidence
This article discusses the cultural construction of fatherhood and examines the impact of father love on the development and behaviour of children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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American Psychological Association
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December 2001
The Family Report 2003: Choosing Happiness?
This paper examines the relationship between happiness and having children in men and women in Britain.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Public Policy Research, Lever Fabergé
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January 11, 2003
Gender Differences in Perceptions of Paternal Responsibility
This paper examines gender differences in the perception of paternal obligations and rights towards their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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April 27, 2004
Reaching Out to Fathers: An Examination of Staff Efforts That Lead to Greater Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs
This article found that three effective approaches to increasing fathers’ participation in their children's early learning were including the father's name on the enrollment form, sending written information to fathers even if they did not live with their children, and inviting fathers to participate in centre activities with their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Early Childhood Research and Practice
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Fall 2003
Father Involvement in Child Welfare: Estrangement and Reconciliation
This article discusses the impact of father involvement on child welfare and development, and stresses the need for fathers to actively engage in their children's lives.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice
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Summer 2002
Non-residential Fatherhood and Child Involvement: Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study
This paper examines unwed fathers' paternity acknowledgement and involvement with their child at birth in the United Kingdom.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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May 2005
Paternal Involvement among Unwed Fathers
This article examines the effects of relationship status, race/ethnicity, education, income, family structure, and father values on unwed father involvement during pregnancy and at birth.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Elsevier Science Ltd.
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2001
Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment
This study examines paternal involvement with children among fathers of non-marital children who voluntarily acknowledge their paternity.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 2005
Welfare Reform and Family Conflict Among Low-Income, Never-Married Parents
This paper discusses the increased emphasis on marriage and close parent relationships in the United States, and the potentially harmful effect that this could have on never-married parents and their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy)
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2001
Becoming a Parent in East Germany During the 1990s: The Impact of Personal Considerations on the Timing of Entry to Parenthood
This paper examines the effects of individual psychological factors on young adults' decisions about becoming a parent in East Germany in the 1990s.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 2005
Insecurities in Employment and Occupational Careers and their Impact on the Transition to Fatherhood in Western Germany
This paper examines the ways in which West German men's transition to fatherhood is affected by employment insecurity.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 2003
Gender Equality and Fertility in Sweden: A Study on the Impact of the Father’s Uptake of Parental Leave on Continued Childbearing
This paper examines the effects of maternal and paternal pattern of sharing parental leave on the likelihood of continued childbearing.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 26, 2005
Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
This report uses data from national surveys to provide a comprehensive comparison of mothers and fathers on more than 40 indicators of parenting, family formation, and fertility.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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July 09, 2002
Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Integrating Fathering Efforts
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF), University of Pennsylvania
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2003
The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This article aims to examine the long term effect on children due to the father's absence.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The National Center on Fathers and Families
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August 01, 1995
Do Non-Resident Fathers Who Pay Child Support Visit Their Children More?
This paper examines the relationship between enforced child support payments and increased father involvement and visitation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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March 01, 2002
Child Management in Middle-Class Families in the Early Twentieth Century: Reconsidering Fatherhood in a New Context
This paper documents a shift from the nineteenth century perception of fathers as breadwinners, household heads, and disciplinarians, towards an early twentieth century ideology that encourages warm father-child relationships and increased father involvement in the lives of their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Turning the Corner on Father Absence in Black America
This report examines the growing problem of father absence in black families in the United States and its impact on children and families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Morehouse Research Institute and Institute for American Values
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1999
Predictors of Father and Father Figure Involvement in Pre-kindergarten Head Start
This paper examines four predictors of father involvement in the early childhood Head Start program.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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December 01, 1999
In Their Own Right: Addressing The Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide
This booklet provides a comprehensive analysis of the reproductive health needs of men in 45 developed and developing countries around the world.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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2003
The Meaning Of Father Involvement for Children
This research brief discusses the many ways that fathers can be involved in the lives of their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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1999
Methodological and Theoretical Issues in Studying Nonresident Fathers: A Selective Review
This paper looks at methodological issues involved in the gathering of data on families with nonresident fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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February 01, 1998
Characteristics and Antecedents of Involvement by Young, Unmarried Fathers
This report provides information about men who become fathers at a young age, and discusses factors that affect their level of involvement with the mother and child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2002
Experiments in Living: The Fatherless Family
This paper looks at factors leading to the decline of two parent families and outlines the effects of single-parenting and divorce on men, women, and children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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CIVITAS – The Institute for the Study of Civil Society
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September 01, 2002
A Look at Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support
This paper examines the socio-economic, employment, and financial characteristics of nonresident fathers and the barriers that they face in paying child support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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September 01, 2000
Reinventing Fatherhood: Toward an Historical Understanding of Continuity and Change in Men's Family Lives
The authors argue that researchers in the U.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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December 01, 1998
Long Work Hours and the Well-Being of Fathers and Their Families
This paper examines the relationship between a father's long work hours and his individual and family well-being.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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April 01, 2004
Getting Noncustodial Dads Involved in the Lives of Foster Children
This report provides evidence that most children in foster care were removed from family homes in which the father was already absent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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November 01, 2003
Does the Wantedness of a Pregnancy Predict a Child's Educational Attainment?
This article examines the possibility of a correlation between a purposefully planned pregnancy and a child's educational attainment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 1995
In Support of Low-Income Working Families: State Policies and Local Program Innovations in the Era of Welfare Reform
This paper assesses current state-led initiatives and programs and their effectiveness at providing affordable childcare, family loans, health and unemployment insurance, and earnings supplements to keep families off welfare and out of poverty.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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February 01, 2003
African American Men, Inequality and Family Structure: A Research Note
This paper suggests that African-American family disintegration, including poverty and father absence, is attributable to racial inequality.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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December 01, 1998
How Do Fathers Fit In?
This paper investigates the role of fathers in family life and in a child's development from infancy through to adolescence.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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CIVITAS: The Institute for the Study of Civil Society
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December 01, 2001
The Determinants of Paternal Involvement among Unwed Fathers
This study looks at how unwed fathers' involvement in their familes' lives is affected by race, age, education, family structure, income, father values, and the status of their relationship with the mother.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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November 01, 2000
Making Fathers Count: Assessing the Progress of Responsible Fatherhood Efforts
This paper reviews past studies done on fatherhood and the impact of father absence on the well-being and development of children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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2002
Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework: Literature Review
This paper provides an in-depth look at existing information on non-custodial fathers and the extent to which they are involved in the child welfare system.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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August 01, 2002
Perceived Fairness and Compliance with Child Support Obligations
This study of divorced fathers in Wisconsin investigates whether or not their perception of the fairness of their child support order affects the likelihood that they will pay.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 1997
Policy Reforms are Needed to Increase Child Support from Poor Fathers
This paper provides a profile of poor, nonresident fathers who are unable to pay child support, and argues that the government could do more to enable them to provide for their families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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April 01, 2002
Chartier v. Chartier, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 242
This court decision aims to answer one main question: can a spouse, who has assumed the role of parent to his/her partner's child, unilaterally withdraw from that role after the union has ended in divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Canada Legal Information Institute
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January 28, 1999
A Call to Commitment: Fathers' Involvement in their Children's Learning
This paper discusses the importance of father involvement in children's learning, assesses current levels of involvement, and suggests strategies for promoting further father-child interaction in relation to schooling.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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U.S. Department of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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June 01, 2000
Men’s Perceptions of Their Roles and Responsibilities Regarding Sex, Contraception and Childrearing
This study, based on data from the 1991 National Survey of Men, looks at men's beliefs about their role, in relation to women's, in making decisions pertaining to sex, contraception, and the care of children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 1996
Strengthening the Role of Fathers in Families: Report on a Federal Conference
This report examines the importance of the father's role in his child's development as well as the necessity of a loving and nurturing family.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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May 03, 1996
How Old Are U.S. Fathers?
The article discusses the available statistics as well as the complications in measuring the average age of fathers in the United States.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 1995
How Do Social, Economic, and Cultural Factors Influence Fathers' Involvement with Their Children?
This paper briefly examines how race, family structure, and socio-economic factors, such as employment and income, influence a father's level of involvement in his children's lives.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Child Trends
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May 01, 1999
An Exploratory Analysis of Father Involvement in Low-Income Families
This study profiles low-income, non-resident fathers, and provides information about their level of involvement with their families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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February 01, 2003
Fathers' Perceptions of Paternal Roles: Variations by Marital Status and Living Arrangement
This study asked fathers what they perceived to be their most important parental role: financial support, direct care, love and affection, protection, discipline, or teaching life lessons.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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October 01, 2003
Lone-Father Families in Canada 1971-1996
This paper explores the nature of lone-father families, specifically with regard to the effects of single-parenting on employment, income and poverty.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Population Studies Centre University of Western Ontario
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June 09, 1999
Attitudes Toward Sexual Responsibility and Parenting: An Exploratory Study of Young Urban Males
This study explores the possibility that there might be differences in sexual behaviour and attitudes towards contraception, parenting, and pregnancy among teenage fathers as compared to non-fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 1997
Child Support Gains Some Ground
This paper briefly addresses the increases in child support payments by fathers in low-income, single-parent families since the 1996 welfare reform.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Urban Institute
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October 01, 2003
Life Without Father: What Happens to the Children?
This paper studies the adverse effects of father absence in single-parent homes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research and Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
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August 15, 2001
Compliance with Child Support Orders in Divorce Cases
This study provides information about the correlation between paternal income and the likelihood of compliance with child support orders.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1994
Unmarried Parents and Models of Fatherhood: New or Conventional Ideas about Paternal Involvement
This study examines the beliefs of unmarried, low-income fathers from varying racial and ethnic backgrounds regarding the role they should play in their children's lives.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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August 10, 1999
Child Support Enforcement for Teenage Fathers: Problems and Prospects
This paper discusses the impact and likelihood of parental absence and failure to provide child support among teenage fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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February 01, 1994
Physical Custody in Wisconsin Divorce Cases, 1980-1992
This study examines child custody arrangements from 1980 to 1992 and finds that this period experienced an increase in fathers' involvement with their children, and in highly detailed custody arrangements.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 1997
The Time Cost of Parenthood: An Analysis of Daily Workload
This paper examines the amount of time that parents spend caring for their children, and the impact that this has on the division of labour in a household.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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Social Policy Research Centre
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October 01, 2002
Age Differences Between Minors Who Give Birth and Their Adult Partners
This study investigates the percentage of births by girls aged 15 to 17 that are fathered by men at least five years older than them.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1997
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