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ERIC Number: EJ652600
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Inside the Portrait of a Family: The Importance of Fatherhood.
Carpenter, Barry
Early Child Development and Care, v172 n2 p195-202 Apr 2002
Describes changes in the perception and role of fatherhood during the last century. Maintains that official definitions and professional practice rarely confirm fathers' nurturing role, with debilitating results for fathers and families. Contends that legislation, official documents, and procedures should recognize changed expectations of family definition and professional practice, to enable professionals to support real families. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Caseworker Approach, Expectation, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Life, Fathers, Human Services, Legislation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Social Attitudes, Social History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Family Support