Changing role of fathers

Question 1

Anne Gray

Answer 1

Many fathers emphasised the need to spend quality time with their children and see outings and activities with their children as an expression of fatherhood, not work.
C- Long working hours prevent this from happening

Question 2

Sevilla

Answer 2

Fathers spend 7x more time with their children than their own fathers did with them and mothers quality time has also increased.
C- Working class families are always busy with work and so this is mainly in middle class families who have more free leisure time.

Question 3

Hatter et al

Answer 3

Emergence of a number of different dads:

• Enforcer dad - traditionalist with strict rules and pocket money rations who believes he has to provide a stern role model
• Entertainer dad - the clowns of the family to keep their children amused
• Useful dad - take the initiative when it comes to domestic tasks but are less willing to pitch in
• Fully involved dad - share responsibility for chores on an equal basis with their partners

C-British men have undergone a shift, but many till see themselves as breadwinners and heads of family as the pace of reform has not caught up with the change in attitudes and behaviour.

Question 4

Thompson

Answer 4

• new dads are more willing than ever to combine work with staying at home and looking after the children