The One-Parent Family: An Overview

Schlesinger, Benjamin

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“…Her reaction to husband absence may greatly influence the extent to which father absence affects her children. She is often in need of psychological as well as social and economic support (Baker et al, 1968;Glasser & Navarre, 1965;Hartley, 1960;Hill, 1949;Kriesberg, 1967;Schlesinger, 1966). Educational and therapeutic groups such as "parents without partners" (Freudenthal, 1959;Schlesinger, 1966) appear to be helpful.…”

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“…She is often in need of psychological as well as social and economic support (Baker et al, 1968;Glasser & Navarre, 1965;Hartley, 1960;Hill, 1949;Kriesberg, 1967;Schlesinger, 1966). Educational and therapeutic groups such as "parents without partners" (Freudenthal, 1959;Schlesinger, 1966) appear to be helpful. Wylie and Delgado (1959) discussed their therapeutic techniques with father-absent sons and their mothers.…”

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“…The possible influence of father absence on different aspects of sex role, the expression of impulsive and aggressive behavior, cognitive functioning, interpersonal relationships, and the development of psychopathology are explored. Much emphasis is put on the need for further systematic research and many possible avenues of investigation are suggested.More than one-tenth of the children in the United States live in households where no father is present (Clausen, 1966;Pettigrew, 1964;Schlesinger, 1966). The incidence of fatherless families is especially high among the lower class (Miller, 1958) and particularly among lower-class Negro families, approaching 50% in some areas (King, 1945;Moynihan, 1965;Pettigrew, 1964).…”

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“…More than one-tenth of the children in the United States live in households where no father is present (Clausen, 1966;Pettigrew, 1964;Schlesinger, 1966). The incidence of fatherless families is especially high among the lower class (Miller, 1958) and particularly among lower-class Negro families, approaching 50% in some areas (King, 1945;Moynihan, 1965;Pettigrew, 1964).…”

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Father absence and the personality development of the male child.

Biller¹

1970

Developmental Psychology

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This article indicates that the effects of father absence on the personality development of the male child cannot be considered in isolation from other factors. The timing and length of father absence, sociocultural milieu, relative availability of surrogate models, and individual differences in maternal behavior need to be taken into consideration. The possible influence of father absence on different aspects of sex role, the expression of impulsive and aggressive behavior, cognitive functioning, interpersonal relationships, and the development of psychopathology are explored. Much emphasis is put on the need for further systematic research and many possible avenues of investigation are suggested.More than one-tenth of the children in the United States live in households where no father is present (Clausen, 1966;Pettigrew, 1964;Schlesinger, 1966). The incidence of fatherless families is especially high among the lower class (Miller, 1958) and particularly among lower-class Negro families, approaching 50% in some areas (King, 1945;Moynihan, 1965;Pettigrew, 1964). This article is an attempt to review pertinent data and to stimulate further research concerning the impact of father absence on the personality development of the male child. Sex-Role DevelopmentMany writers have speculated that the primary effects of father absence are manifested in terms of deficits and/or abnormalities in the boy's sex-role development (Biller

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Father absence and the personality development of the male child.

Biller¹

1970

Developmental Psychology

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Aggression and Paternal Absence: Racial-Ethnic Differences among Inner-City Boys

Montare¹,

Boone²

1980

The Journal of Genetic Psychology

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Aggression scores were obtained for 132 preadolescent inner-city males to test the hypothesis that paternal absence may differentially influence aggressive behavior. A statistically significant, two-way race by paternal absence interaction (p less than .01) indicated that, when compared to their racial-ethnic counterparts living with both parents, father-absent Puerto Ricans were equally as aggressive, father-absent blacks were less aggressive, and father-absent whites were more aggressive. Tentative interpretations of these findings were developed with a view to the demographic realities of an American inner-city.

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Fathering: Research and Practice Implications

Bigner¹

1970

The Family Coordinator

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The One-Parent Family: An Overview

Cited by 6 publications

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Father absence and the personality development of the male child.

Father absence and the personality development of the male child.

Aggression and Paternal Absence: Racial-Ethnic Differences among Inner-City Boys

Fathering: Research and Practice Implications

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