# HDFS 518: Fatherhood | UW–Madison

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## course

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### title

FATHERHOOD

### description

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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* Shifting perceptions and expectations of the fathering role

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* Define and measure fatherhood

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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

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Critically evaluate theoretical and empirical research on fatherhood

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Identify fathers' unique contributions to child and family development across ages and domains of developmental outcomes

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Articulate some of the principal determinants of fathering behaviors and beliefs

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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

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Engage in productive conversations and debates regarding fathers' roles and the best ways to foster healthy father-child relationships

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Contribute to the design of evidence-based programs serving fathers and their children

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Critically evaluate theoretical and empirical research on fatherhood

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Define and measure fatherhood

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## following

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