Parental Beliefs about Nonresident Fathers' Obligations and Rights

Autor/inn/en	Lin, I-Fen; McLanahan, Sara S.
Titel	Parental Beliefs about Nonresident Fathers' Obligations and Rights
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 (2007) 2, S.382-398 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00372.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Gender Differences; Fathers; Children; Decision Making; Parent Responsibility; Parent Attitudes; Parent Rights; Financial Support + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Child; Kind; Kinder; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Elternverhalten; Elternrecht; Finanzielle Förderung
Abstract	We examine whether parents rely on principles of equity or equality in making judgments about nonresident fathers' obligations and rights. The data are taken from the first wave of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. The analysis sample includes 4,304 new mothers and 3,414 new fathers. Results indicate that fathers perceive obligations and rights as independent concerns (equality principle), whereas mothers see obligations and rights as linked (equity principle). The findings raise questions about previous claims that women favor equality principles, whereas men favor equity principles. They also underscore the importance of considering gender differences in perceptions of fathers' rights and obligations in designing effective child support and visitation policies. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10