FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sperm Donation, Culture Shock, Father

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3040
• Professor: John Greenwood

Document Summary

Speci c related of some types of fathers not covered (e. g. , immigrant) Average age rising (41. 6 years in 2006) Portion of unmarried fathers (common-law or without a spouse) Most dads live with their children full-time. Exploration of various contexts of fathering for understanding (e. g. family, country"s culture) Ethnic minority and immigrant fathers stereotyped and overgeneralized (strict or distant) Knowledge of chinese and immigrant chinese fathers lags behind. Legalization of equality in families communist revolution, policy on equality between gender (marriage law of 1950) One-child policy (1970s) responsible for transformation of the role of the child in the household and parent-child relationships (child-cantered framework) Equal access to education formal school for women (1940s) wester christian missionaries (gender equity policy) Equal access to education formal school for women (1940s), western christian missionaries (gender equity policy) Women in workforce agrarian to booming market-drive economy socialization of children value of adaptability and social competence rather than promotion of obedience and lial piety.