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fatherhood
[ fah-ther-hood ]
noun
- the state of being a father.
- fathers collectively.
- the qualities or spirit of a father.
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As a sociologist and Canadian studies scholar, I am interested in how social policies affect fatherhood in different countries.
The report authors argue that a “new kind of fatherhood” — one premised on love, teaching and direct child care — has “already replaced the father-as-provider, separate spheres” model of parenting in the United States.
All these men’s books about fatherhood say, “I wish there was more room to go to therapy and talk about my feelings.”
It’s how we reinvent fatherhood for a changing cultural ethos.
In our new study, we wanted to focus on sitcom dads’ interactions with their children, given how fatherhood has changed in American culture.
Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
He is the author of a bestselling book titled simply Fatherhood.
Depictions of fatherhood on the flatscreen have also made notable progress recently.
Beyond the realm of pop culture, fatherhood has also become an area of interest to researchers and policymakers.
Nor do they ignore fatherhood, as we saw, in affairs of inheritance of local office and totemic rites.
And this was all the funeral oration delivered over him who had been for Eugene the type and embodiment of fatherhood.
For it was not as a father he loved her, though he had played a little at fatherhood in the beginning.
Such a hope renders feeble, sinful men not altogether unworthy of Gods Fatherhood.
He beat off—fought against—that hideous fatherhood of Sally's that he could not bear, that image that he felt might drive him mad.
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What does fatherhood mean?
Fatherhood is the state of being a father.
A person enters fatherhood when they become a father. This most commonly happens when their child is born, but it can also happen through adoption or by marrying or becoming a partner to someone with children.
Fatherhood is a gender-specific version of the term parenthood.
Less commonly, fatherhood can refer to all fathers collectively, as in You won’t find a better dad in all of fatherhood.
Example: People who have not experienced fatherhood probably shouldn’t be so quick to criticize how dads parent their children.
Where does fatherhood come from?
The first records of the word fatherhood come from around 1400. The suffix -hood indicates a state or condition—in this case, the state of being a father. It’s used in the same way in words like motherhood, parenthood, adulthood, and childhood.
Unlike adulthood, the start of fatherhood is very definite—it begins when a person becomes a father. After that, most fathers consider fatherhood to be a permanent state that lasts even after their children have grown up. In other words, once you become a father, you never stop being one. Fatherhood is usually considered very challenging due to all the difficulties of raising children, but it’s usually also considered very rewarding. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love, as the saying goes.
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How is fatherhood used in real life?
The word fatherhood is often associated with the many challenges that it involves.
The joys and challenges of black fatherhood – through the lens of NBA dads – via @ESPN App https://t.co/oVHvDdEHkx
— Wynne (@wynnetj55) November 18, 2020
Seeing your brothers/sisters enter fatherhood/motherhood is by far one the greatest gifts of life 🎁💙#OMM
— #LakersIn4 (@MrLee_02) January 2, 2019
I’m grateful for adoption and the gift of Fatherhood. #givethanks pic.twitter.com/Dk20ZdHcFh
— Camren Applegate (@CamrenApplegate) November 20, 2020
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True or False?
Fatherhood is usually thought to end when a father’s child is an adult.
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