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Making “meaning” in families through the social construc5on of
fathering Jeffrey T. Cookston
San Francisco State University
Research supported by NICHD grant 8R01HD056615-‐06A2
Acknowledgements
The 392 families in the Parents and Youth Study
Graduate student collaborators: Andrea Finlay, Norma Perez-Brena, Andres Olide
My colleagues on the project: Ross Parke, Scott Coltrane, Sanford Braver, William Fabricius, Delia Saenz, Michelle Adams
Our interviewers who are too many to name
Life5me prevalence rates of any disorder for 13-‐18 year olds
My three points
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
3. Boys and girls appear to make meaning similarity
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
Maccoby & Jacklin – there is a remarkable degree of uniformity of the socializa5on of the two sexes
1. The evidence for differen5al socializa5on by mothers and fathers is inconclusive
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Fathers are a funny lot THE GOOD • They promote offspring survival • They boost children’s func5oning • Historically, they are becoming more involved in their children’s lives.
THE BAD • About involvement – a small number * 4 is s5ll a small number
• Men are more subject to individual and cultural varia5ons in fathering than mothers
THE UGLY • They are also more likely to be substance abusers, physically violent, or absent all together.
Father Behavior
Social Context (Controls) Child Outcome
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Father Behavior
Father Meaning
Social Context (Controls) Child Outcome
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Schenck, C.E., Braver, S.L., Wolchik, S.A., Saenz, D., Cookston, J. T., & Fabricius, W.V. (2009). Rela5ons between mafering to step-‐ and non-‐residen5al fathers and adolescent mental health. Fathering, 7(1), 70 -‐ 90.
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Family Structure
Biological, intact
Stepfather
Ethnicity
European American 110 89
Mexican American 107 86
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
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Depressive Symptoms
Boys
Girls
Finlay, A. K., & Cookston, J. T. (under review). Afribu5ons of fathering behaviors among adolescents: The role of depressive symptoms, ethnicity, and family structure. Submifed for first review at Journal of Family Issues, submifed September 20, 2011.
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Cookston, J. T., Olide, A., Adams, M., Fabricius, W. V., Braver, S. L., & Parke, R. D. (2012). In L. Juang & A. Umaña-‐Taylor (Issue Eds.), Family conflict among Chinese and Mexican-‐origin adolescents and their parents. New Direc9ons in Child and Adolescent Development (L. Jensen & R. Larson, Eds.), pp. 83-‐103. San Francisco: Jossey-‐Bass.
2. The meaning that adolescents make of rela5ons with their parents may be just as important as the behaviors of those parents
Down the road
• More women in the workplace
hfp://correc5onspageone.blogspot.com/2011/12/labor-‐force-‐par5cipa5on-‐by-‐gender.html
Current economic recession has been par5cularly hard for the employment rates of men
hfp://correc5onspageone.blogspot.com/2011/12/labor-‐force-‐par5cipa5on-‐by-‐gender.html