Essays about: "role of the father"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words role of the father.

  1. 6. Writing HIStories – a contribution to the study of parental alienation. : Two fathers´ experiences: Rule #1 – Mum is always right. Rule # 2 – If Mum is ever wrong, see Rule # 1.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Sophie Roswall; [2019]
    Keywords : Parental alienation; in-depth interviews; Sweden; Austria; father role; false sexual allegations; family courts; child custody evaluators; gender bias;

    Abstract : Parental alienation is when one parent denigrates the other to turn their children against that parent, often after a separation or divorce. It is well-documented but poorly understood as a form of domestic abuse. READ MORE

  3. 7. Doing away with safety : A study on mourning and metafiction in How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Erik Skagersten; [2019]
    Keywords : Charles Yu; How to live safely in a science fictional universe; Sci-fi; Melancholia; Hutcheon; Freud; Metafiction;

    Abstract : This essay works with Freud’s theory of melancholia, and Hutcheon’s theories of parody and metafictional writing to explore Charles Yu’s novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. By looking at how both theories handle the subject of identity and unconscious formations, this study argues that the relationship between the main character and his father visualizes the process of creating, as well as evolving a dialectic discourse regarding the function of literature. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mothers’ experiences of their social support networks : Contact preferences, the part of the child’s father and the role of social workers

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Denise Rauchberger; [2018]
    Keywords : social support; social support network; mother; postpartum period; social work; Swedish welfare state;

    Abstract : The postpartum period is an exciting still stressful time for mothers. Although their experiences may be different, all of them appreciate support in the course of this time. In Sweden, there has been a shift from traditional to more individualistic values. READ MORE

  5. 9. Father groups in Burkina Faso – towards changed behaviors and a reconstruction of masculinities?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

    Author : Andrea Hallberg; [2017-06-22]
    Keywords : Africa; Burkina Faso; Nakamtenga; Yennenga Progress; father groups; fatherhood; family life; masculinities; gender roles;

    Abstract : Introduction: The importance of the involvement of men when it comes to increasing quality of life for women and children as well as for men themselves are evident, and has been shown repeatedly in academic research. Women globally are the ones responsible for children and household. READ MORE

  6. 10. I AM YOUR FATHER - A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FATHERHOOD AS A POTENTIAL TURNING POINT

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Nikolina Pitkäaho; [2017]
    Keywords : desistance; fatherhood; life-course criminology; offending; semi- structured interviews; turning point;

    Abstract : Research in life-course criminology has been studying turning points away from criminality. There is although a limited amount of research that has been focusing on parenthood and especially on fatherhood as a potential turning point. READ MORE