Urbanization and Changing Perceptions of Responsibilities Among African Fathers |
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Authors: | Stephen D Edwards Gerard F Borsten Louis M Nene Stanley T Kunene |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology , University of Zululand , South Africa |
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Abstract: | This study examined the effect of urbanization on 102 South African fathers' perceptions of their paternal responsibilities. Fathers were categorized as rural, transitional, or urban on the basis of a standardized interval measure of urbanization. Perceptions of paternal responsibilities were rank-ordered into three basic anthropologically sequential categories: breadwinner, governor, and family. Results indicated that rural, transitional, and urban fathers all viewed breadwinner responsibilities as most important but that urbanization had a significant effect on fathers' perceptions of their responsibilities. |
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