Introduction
For centuries a myth has been purported regarding Black fatherhood. That myth carries with it a misguided belief that Black fathers are overwhelmingly absent and uninvolved child rearing activities. The myth is persistent within American society where it is replayed ad nauseam in the mainstream media where one would be hard pressed not to believe a great number of Black fathers are detached from family life due to incarceration, dependency issues, unemployment or underemployment. Mass media reports a subsequent breakdown of the Black family unit leaving behind children with a penchant for problems adjusting socially with their peers, poor school performance, delinquency, violence and other associated issues. The overall takeaway …show more content…
B., McKelley, R. A., & Whittaker, T. A. (2010). Stay-at-Home Fathers ' Reasons for Entering the Role and Stigma Experiences: A Preliminary Report. Psychology Of Men & Masculinity, 11(4), 279-285. doi:10.1037/a0017774
Aaron Rochlen, Ryan McKelley, and Tiffany Whittaker published a (2010) study in the Psychology Of Men & Masculinity which conducted an online survey of 207 male respondents aged 24 to 50 who were stay at home fathers over their reasons for such status and if they experienced negative feedback or stigmatism as a result of perceived gender role bias. The study also asked if the men sought out any parental social support, the type of support, and if they received the support.
The study used a 7-point Likert Scale of Perceived Social Support using responses ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree which were scored and centrally measured (Rochlen et al., 2010). The study concluded the most common reason men choose to be a stay at home parent was having strong parenting values, and half of all respondents experienced a perceived lack of support due to what they felt was based on the negative stigma of being a stay at home father (Rochlen et al., …show more content…
The researcher explored responses to questions regarding parenting in the (GSS) or General Social Survey Cumulative Data File (http://sda.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/hsda?harcsda+gss10). The data collected in the GSS Data File covered a period from 1972 to 2010. Respondents were posed questions covering a wide variety of topics to obtain data on the respondent’s feelings and perceptions. The data was organized and measured for quantitative analysis. The General Social Survey is an extremely useful tool for social science researchers. The GSS maintains the information it has collected for comparison to future research on perceptions, normative beliefs, and practices in American society. Sociological research is often hard to quantify, however the GSS successfully monitors ever-changing social attitudes as a collection point and archive of survey
For centuries a myth has been purported regarding Black fatherhood. That myth carries with it a misguided belief that Black fathers are overwhelmingly absent and uninvolved child rearing activities. The myth is persistent within American society where it is replayed ad nauseam in the mainstream media where one would be hard pressed not to believe a great number of Black fathers are detached from family life due to incarceration, dependency issues, unemployment or underemployment. Mass media reports a subsequent breakdown of the Black family unit leaving behind children with a penchant for problems adjusting socially with their peers, poor school performance, delinquency, violence and other associated issues. The overall takeaway …show more content…
B., McKelley, R. A., & Whittaker, T. A. (2010). Stay-at-Home Fathers ' Reasons for Entering the Role and Stigma Experiences: A Preliminary Report. Psychology Of Men & Masculinity, 11(4), 279-285. doi:10.1037/a0017774
Aaron Rochlen, Ryan McKelley, and Tiffany Whittaker published a (2010) study in the Psychology Of Men & Masculinity which conducted an online survey of 207 male respondents aged 24 to 50 who were stay at home fathers over their reasons for such status and if they experienced negative feedback or stigmatism as a result of perceived gender role bias. The study also asked if the men sought out any parental social support, the type of support, and if they received the support.
The study used a 7-point Likert Scale of Perceived Social Support using responses ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree which were scored and centrally measured (Rochlen et al., 2010). The study concluded the most common reason men choose to be a stay at home parent was having strong parenting values, and half of all respondents experienced a perceived lack of support due to what they felt was based on the negative stigma of being a stay at home father (Rochlen et al., …show more content…
The researcher explored responses to questions regarding parenting in the (GSS) or General Social Survey Cumulative Data File (http://sda.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/hsda?harcsda+gss10). The data collected in the GSS Data File covered a period from 1972 to 2010. Respondents were posed questions covering a wide variety of topics to obtain data on the respondent’s feelings and perceptions. The data was organized and measured for quantitative analysis. The General Social Survey is an extremely useful tool for social science researchers. The GSS maintains the information it has collected for comparison to future research on perceptions, normative beliefs, and practices in American society. Sociological research is often hard to quantify, however the GSS successfully monitors ever-changing social attitudes as a collection point and archive of survey