Fatherhood
This course examines the development of the paternal role and its consequences for family well-being and child development across the lifespan.
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What you’ll be able to do
Discuss the ways in which father-child relationships have been conceptualized, and the extent to which these conceptualizations fit with classic theories in developmental and family science
Critically evaluate theoretical and empirical research on fatherhood
Identify fathers' unique contributions to child and family development across ages and domains of developmental outcomes
Articulate some of the principal determinants of fathering behaviors and beliefs
Recognize the scope and complexity of fatherhood roles, and the ways in which these roles may be enacted in different cultural, socio-economic, and ecological contexts
Engage in productive conversations and debates regarding fathers' roles and the best ways to foster healthy father-child relationships
Contribute to the design of evidence-based programs serving fathers and their children
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Development of the paternal role and the consequences of fathering for family well-being and child development across the lifespan. Defining and measuring fatherhood, contextual influences on fathering, cultural variation in fathering, and shifting perceptions of fatherhood with an emphasis on current and future expectations for the fathering role.
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- Defining and measuring fatherhood
- Contextual influences on fathering
- Cultural variation in fathering
- Shifting perceptions and expectations of the fathering role
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- Critically evaluate theoretical and empirical research on fatherhood
- Design evidence-based programs for fathers and children
- Define and measure fatherhood
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