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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Fatherless"”.
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Hope for the fatherless?: A grounded interpretive approach
<p>Psychology's literature regarding fatherlessness is not only grim, mainly pointing out the negative consequences of fatherlessness, but it also does not provide much specific information about fatherless individuals' experiences. A pilot study revealed that fatherless individuals do not always …
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Fatherless homes and delinquency: a study of institutionalized African American male youth
… research is to explore the relationship between fatherless homes and juvenile delinquency, especially as it is perceived by African American adolescent males (N=23) who have been detained in a juvenile detention facility. This study is ethnographic, exploratory, and inductive in its approach. …
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Fatherless Households: Factors Contributing to the Academic Outcomes of High School Male Students
High school males from fatherless households are less likely to receive the needed support to succeed in school than their peers from two parent households (Astone and McLanahan, 1991). Research indicated that the biological father's influence will sway the male child's overall development (Jones, …
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The Effects of Surrogate Caregivers on The Relationship Between Fatherless/Fatherloss African American Male Youths and Their Level of Delinquent Behavior
… negatively predicted delinquent behavior for the fatherless sample. However, exposure did not have a direct positive effect on delinquent behavior in any of the three samples. Implications of these findings as well as other unpredicted findings with these three groups are explored.
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Wrestling with Father Shakespeare: Contemporary Revisions of <em>King Lear</em> and <em>The Tempest</em>.
… of The Tempest, defiance renders the children fatherless. In Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Ariel initially disregards her father but ultimately accepts his rule. In Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day, the text itself becomes an orphan as the matriarchy flourishes.</p> <p>Although there appear to be few …
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Write Poetry: A Biography of American Poet Walter Griffin
… thirty years of his life, including Griffin's fatherless childhood in rural South Carolina, his imperious grandmother, his time at Gordon Military School (now Gordon College) in Barnesville, Ga., his tumultuous time in the Army in the U.S. and France, his brushes with the law, and a decade of …
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Marginalized Voices and Nontraditional Pathways in Higher Education in the Late Roman Empire
… The discussed marginalized voices include fatherless students, women, late learners, autodidacts, and disabled students. Since most sources on Roman education were authored by elite men who mention marginalized voices in passing, I piece together the experiences of nontraditional learners …
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The concept of fatherhood in traditional Jewish sources and its impact on current views of fatherhood
… The percentages of children being raised in fatherless homes has risen steadily. Statistics point to a myriad of challenges amongst the children in these families. Despite the trends in the broader society, the observant Jewish community has displayed a strong commitment to the institution of …
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Father absence during childhood and its impact on adult males with implications for Christian ministry
The objective of this dissertation was to examine the impact of father absence during childhood on adult males and to identify implications for Christian ministry. Information from the field of psychology, the men's movement, pastoral care and counseling, marriage and family ministry, and …