Examining different perspectives on fatherhood: a socio-cultural approach

ÖZGÜN Ö., ERDEN Ş., Ciftci M. A.

3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), İstanbul, Türkiye, 3 - 07 Şubat 2011, cilt.15, ss.364-368 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 15
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.103
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.364-368
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fatherhood, Socio-Cultural Perspective, Mythological and Religious Perception of Fatherhood
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Main purpose of the present investigation is to explore cultural perspectives on different aspects of fatherhood. In this study, we analyze perspectives of different cultures on fatherhood by focusing mainly on mythologies, and religious perspectives. Findings suggest that provision, protection, formation (formation of the child's character), and endowment (giving legal status to a child) functions seem to be viewed as primary functions of fatherhood across cultures. (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.