Children with Absent Fathers

Thomes, Mary Margaret

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“…Studies that adequately control for ecoiiomic status challenge the popular homily that divorce is disastrous for children. Differences between children from one-and two-parent homes of comparable economic status on school achievement, social adjustment, and delinquent behavior are small or even nonexistent (Burchinal, 1964;Thomas, 1968;Murchison, 1974).…”

Section: The Child's Psychological Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marital Disruption and the Lives of Children

Bane

1976

Journal of Social Issues

123

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This article uses survey data on marital history and divorce statistics to estimate the proportion of children affected by marital disruption.Over the century, about 25-3096 of all children experienced a marital disruption; in the next few decades, perhaps 40% of all children will be affected. These large numbers raise questions about how best to meet the special needs of the affected children. A review of the literature suggests that opposition to divorce reform "for the sake of the children" cannot be justified, and an examination of the economic problems of single-parent families leads to proposals for income support.Rising divorce rates and increasing numbers of single-parent families raise legitimate public concern for the children involved in marital disruptions. Proposed divorce reform laws, for example, contain explicit and detailed provisions on the custody and support of children (Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, Note 1). Welfare programs, both existing and proposed, also focus on children:The labels "Aid to Families with Dependent Children" and "Family Assistance Plan" reflect public priorities quite clearly. With even more attention likely to be directed to divorce and welfare reform in the next few years, it becomes important to know how many children are affected by marital disruption and how the experience affects them.

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Section: The Child's Psychological Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marital Disruption and the Lives of Children

Bane

1976

Journal of Social Issues

123

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“…The several studies of this type show that father absence does affect the peer group interactions of both males and females. For example, Thomes (1968) in a study of lower class elementary school aged children reports that the only difference she found between father absent and father present children in terms of family interaction was that girls from father present homes perceived mildly affectionate feelings coming from the father. Although she has no observational data she does ask about interactions with peers and reports:…”

Section: Contributions Of the Father Relationship Vs Contributions Omentioning

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Fathers, Mothers and Sex Typing

Johnson¹

1975

Sociological Inquiry

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“…The idea is supported by a string of studies finding no differences in behavior between father-absent and father-present boys. Although significant differences between groups did not appear in these studies, children whose fathers left when they were five were observed to be less aggressive; to display less masculine role preference, less physical activity (Hctherington 1966;Thomas 1968), less masculine projective sex-role orientations and less masculine preferences (Billcr 1968); and to display more feminine aggressive patterns (accord, Accord, and Thurber 1962). The behaviors of father-absent boys which have been observed to be feminine oriented but not statistically different from the behavior of father-present boys may result from the cancelling effect of hypermasculinity and/or the child's age when separated from his father.…”

Section: Effects Of Father Abscnccmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Fatherless peace corps volunteers are morc likely to drop out before completion of their contract than are those men reared with their fathers (Suedfeld 1967). Fatherless military dependents are more likely to be emotionally disturbed than are boys with fathers (Pederson 1966), and emotionally disturbed boys are more likely to have grown up without a father (Thomas 1968). …”

Section: Effects Of Father Abscnccmentioning

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Causality among Cross-Cultural Correlations: A Psychological Interpretation

Reis

1979

Behavior Science Research

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& o m i c r o n ; Janet Reis received the Ph.D. degree in Psychology at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and is now studying at Northwestern University on a post-doctoral fellowship. Her interests are mainly in crosscultural research and sex differences.Cross-cultural research has produced a number of problematical correlations between personality and cultural variables Efforts to explain these correlational relationships have been hampered by the old causality difficulty—that association does not yield knowledge of cause. Interpretation of these statistical relationships requires access to other kinds of information. Evidence is gathered here from psychological research to support certain explanations of perceptual illusions, infant growth, and initiation ceremonies. The cross-disciplinary analyses provide a broader empirical base for acceptance or rejection of cross-cultural theories. IntrodcrctionThe purpose of this paper is to gather evidence from outside anthropology to support causal interpretations of some crosscultural correlations, including the Nfueller-Lyer illusion, infant growth and initiation ceremonies. Researchers hardly need to be reminded that knowledge of correlation does not yield knowledge of cause. The fact that a strong statistical relationship between two variables does not permit correct inference of cause and effect continues to plague users of correlational statistics. A common phenomenon illustrates the problem clearly. We observe that trees move in the presence of wind. The causal question has to do with the initiation of movement. Does the wind cause the trees to move, does tree movement create the wind,

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Children with Absent Fathers

Cited by 28 publications

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Marital Disruption and the Lives of Children

Marital Disruption and the Lives of Children

Fathers, Mothers and Sex Typing

Causality among Cross-Cultural Correlations: A Psychological Interpretation

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