A Comparative Study of Fathers' Thoughts about Fatherhood in the USA and Japan

Autor/inn/en	Ito, Yoko; Izumi-Taylor, Satomi
Titel	A Comparative Study of Fathers' Thoughts about Fatherhood in the USA and Japan
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 183 (2013) 11, S.1689-1704 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2012.746969
Schlagwörter	Fathers; Comparative Education; Foreign Countries; Child Rearing; Questionnaires; Family Structure; Parent Participation; Parent Influence; Participant Characteristics; Family Influence; Parent Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Kindererziehung; Fragebogen; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Elternmitwirkung; Elternverhalten; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine American and Japanese fathers' perspectives of fathering. The participants consisted of 25 American and 25 Japanese fathers. The data came from written responses of American and Japanese fathers. Qualitative analysis of the data yielded the following three themes: family structure and its influences, involvement with children and childrearing goals. These fathers described similar perspectives regarding fathering, and they were influenced by their own fathers' childrearing practices. American participants had more divorced parents than their Japanese counterparts, and they had less involvement with their own fathers during childhood, while all Japanese participants had both parents and had involved fathers. American participants considered fathers as persons who balance love and discipline, while Japanese participants viewed fathers should share childrearing with their wives. American men wanted to know how to help with children's spiritual development, while Japanese men desired to acquire childrearing skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10