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Creator:: Clark, Adam M.
Abstract:: The family as a social unit is the earliest and most fundamental socialization influence and is an important contributor to children's development. Studies of family communication patterns (FCP) have emphasized two particular dimensions--a family's conversation orientation and their conformity orientation. However, many studies of FCP and its related outcomes have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Emotional Well-being: Cross Classification of Mother-child and Father-child Interactions

Creator:: Owen, Lois Darling
Abstract:: The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop hypotheses about the relationships between nurturance in fathers to their small children and independent variables thought to be associated with fathers' nurturance. A second purpose was to attempt to clarify the father role in contemporary American society. The literature of child...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: clarify the father role in contemporary American society. The literature of child development and

Creator:: Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and fathers of non-gifted children. The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10 fathers of non-gifted (FN) children. The children were preschoolers, ages 5-6 years old. Giftedness of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mother in 3 many studies, leaving the role of the father ignored or underemphasized (Biller, 1971

Creator:: Sano, Yoshie
Abstract:: The two studies of this dissertation examined mothers' perspectives of nonresident fathers' involvement in low-income families. The overall goal of these studies was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of nonresident fathers' involvement and its effect on family well-being. In the first study I applied a relatively new methodology, zero-inflated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: complexity of Nonresident Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: Mothers' Perspectives. Abstract

Creator:: Cook, Tim S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of single fathers attending a community college. Single fathers comprise one-fifth of all single parent families, yet little research has been done on this growing segment of the population. A phenomenological approach was utilized to examine the attributes, needs, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: assist single father students. Three factors were identified as a result of the study. (1) Attending

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