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The American father : biocultural and developmental aspects / Wade C. Mackey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackey, Wade C.
- Series:
- Plenum series in adult development and aging
- Language of science
- The Plenum series in adult development and aging
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fathers--United States.
- Fathers.
- United States.
- Father and child--United States.
- Father and child.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Plenum Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- Wade C. Mackey examines the biocultural character of fathering with a special focus on the American father. This study draws on empirical data from a cross-cultural study of over 59,000 father-child groupings from 23 countries, illuminating the societal importance of the paternal bond and its roots in male physiology. Mackey surveyes directly about their views on fatherhood and validates the value of a father to his children, the value of his children to him, and the hypothesis that the 'father' is a father and not a 'mother-surrogate.'
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-250) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0306453371
- OCLC:
- 35249538
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