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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"absent fathers"”.
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Absent fathers and their impact on role confusion among adolescent males
… put forward by Seligman (1986) that the absent father causes the child to remain enmeshed with the mother. Without a father's emotional support, it becomes almost insurmountably difficult for a child to negotiate the unavoidable separation from the mother, a prerequisite for the …
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Exploring the influence of intlawulo on father Involvement among Xhosa speaking black South African fathers raised and living in Cape Town
Studies on African fatherhood represent African fathers as problematic and in South Africa, they are identified as ‘‘emotionally disengaged, physically absent, abusive and do not pay for their children's upkeep'' (Morrell & Ritcher, 2006:81). Many studies link the high rates of absent fathers to …
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Lived experiences of single teenage mothers at KwaMsane Township, KwaZulu-Natal
… seeking to understand their experience of absent fathers in the parental relationship, identify sources of support, and provide recommendations for multiple sectors. Thirteen participants, sampled by snowball sampling, participated in face-to-face interviews, and two focus group discussions …
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A study of the factors of home life that are common among students in special education which may influence behavior problems in school
… The factors of home life most noted were absent fathers, lack of emotional support, and no quality time spent on homework and family activities. As a result, suggestions are explored as to ways in which schools and communities can help the students prevent or reduce the occurrences of …
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An exploratory study on the factors that contributed significantly to the criminal behaviour of the first-time youth offenders enrolled in a life skills residential diversion programmes at Walter Sisulu Child and Youth Care Centre in Gauteng
… seem to indicate that most of them had absent fathers and therefore lacked male figures who could act as role models. The study found that biological fathers of most participants were either deceased, whereabouts unknown, not involved in their financial maintenance or those who had …
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An Exploration of the Lives of Young, African American Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
… distant/strained relationships with mothers, absent fathers, experiences of sudden, unexpected deaths of loved ones, limited engagement in a spiritual community, limited engagement in neighborhood/community, and young age at time of diagnosis. Findings from these interviews resulted in a …
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The role of gender, aspirations, and family structure in Mexican education and migration
… out, focusing on the link between migration and absent fathers. I find that upper-secondary students living with a single mother due to international migration or divorce/separation are at a greater risk of dropping out than their two-parent peers. The greater risk for upper-secondary students …
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Social Policy and Family Well-Being: Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… to use them. In the second essay, "Engaging Absent Fathers: Lessons from Paternity Establishment Programs," I examine behavior among parents who have children out-of-wedlock. Single-mother households are disproportionately disadvantaged, and children raised in two-parent households fare …
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Indoda iyanyamezela (a man perseveres): Exploring the perceptions, experiences and the psycho-social challenges of Xhosa young men in the Western Cape who have transitioned from adolescence to manhood without present or involved fathers
… challenges experienced by young men with absent fathers. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the perceived influence of father absence or uninvolvement on Xhosa young men who have transitioned from adolescence to manhood. The first objective was to explore the perceptions, …
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Impact of Absent Father-Figures on Male Subjects and the Correlation to Juvenile Delinquency: Findings and Implications
… contributions to the life of a child. Fathers are unique in that they provide something different from mothers. They are irreplaceable because when they are absent, children are said to suffer emotionally, intellectually, socially, and behaviorally. The contributions of fathers to a …
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Ifrågasatta fäder : Olika bilder av fäder till socialt utsatta barn
This dissertation deals with fathers of children subjected to child welfare investigations. They are "fathers called into question" and their fatherhood is not very much investigated so far. The dominating picture is that the fathers are absent, to their children as well as in research and social …
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A Mother’s Hope: Pacific Teenage Pregnancy in New Zealand
… In the literature there is a l s o a focus on absent fathers. While the quantitative section provides statistics relating to the proportion of men who fathered babies to teenage mothers, the qualitative section shows that among the adolescents in the study, for some men, the option of being …