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fathers
Definition
- Significant societal shifts in the definitions and role expectations of fathers have occurred within the past 50 years. In the decades of the 1950s and 1960s, fathers' role as the “breadwinners and disciplinarians” was the typical expectation; whereas in the decade of the 1970s, there were expectations that fathers would increase participation in the household responsibilities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Fathers]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fathers
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