"A father doesn’t just have to pay the bills and be all manly" : constructions of fathering among adolescents in a low-income, high violence community in Cape Town

In light of research which suggests that father involvement is associated with positive outcomes for children, including emotional, social and financial benefits, the high rate of father absence in South Africa has been interpreted as a ‘crisis’ of fatherhood (Ratele, Shefer, & Clowes, 2012). Ho...

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Main Author: Helman, Rebecca
Other Authors: Kaminer, Debbie
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13693

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