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  • Author(s): Cabrera NJ;Cabrera NJ; Tamis-LeMonda CS; Bradley RH; Hofferth S; Lamb ME
  • Source:
    Child development [Child Dev] 2000 Jan-Feb; Vol. 71 (1), pp. 127-36.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372725 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0009-3920 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00093920 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Dev Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers
      Original Publication: [Chicago, etc.] : Published by the University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in Child Development [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Fathers*; Parenting/*trends; Child ; Child Development/physiology ; Child, Preschool ; Culture ; Family/psychology ; Father-Child Relations ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      The twentieth century has been characterized by four important social trends that have fundamentally changed the social cultural context in which children develop: women's increased labor force participation, increased absence of nonresidential fathers in the lives of their children, increased involvement of fathers in intact families, and increased cultural diversity in the U.S.. In this essay, we discuss how these trends are changing the nature of father involvement and family life, and in turn affecting children's and fathers' developmental trajectories. We end with an eye toward the twenty-first century by examining how the children of today will construct their expectations about the roles of fathers and mothers as they become the parents of tomorrow. This life-span approach to fatherhood considers the broader sociohistorical context in which fatherhood develops, and emphasizes the urgent need to consider mothers, fathers, and family structure in future research as we seek to understand and model the effects of parenting on children's development.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20000603 Date Completed: 20000926 Latest Revision: 20220408
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/1467-8624.00126
    • Accession Number:
      10836566