Family Values
Ms. Decter discussed social issues and the effects of modernity on the family. She described the impact of society on fa…
When Father Disappears...
1999-03-06T21:57:31-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDUwXC8xOTk5MDMwNjIyMDEyNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead talked about the implications for men, women and children in the absence of a father from the home. She said that fatherless children stood five times more likely to be poor. She said that children’s literature depicted fathers who left in demeaning ways which, in turn, hurt the child’s own sense of well-being. She then discussed the institution of marriage, saying that the problems of the institution resulted from the actions of both men and women.
Author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead talked about the implications for men, women and children in the absence of a father from the home. She said … read more
Author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead talked about the implications for men, women and children in the absence of a father from the home. She said that fatherless children stood five times more likely to be poor. She said that children’s literature depicted fathers who left in demeaning ways which, in turn, hurt the child’s own sense of well-being. She then discussed the institution of marriage, saying that the problems of the institution resulted from the actions of both men and women. close
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- Joel Carpenter Provost Calvin College
- Barbara Dafoe Whitehead Historian Institute for American Values
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