Give dads a chance

• Autores: Anna Machin, Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3170, 2018, págs. 37-39
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Anna Machin, an anthropologist at the University of Oxford shares her experiences when discovered how little is known about fatherhood, she decided to change that. Machin was amazed to find barely any research on fatherhood, yet while there was plenty to be found on mothers. In fact, there was virtually no recognition of fatherhood as something that affected men, let alone their families. She launched a study following soon-to-be fathers from about three months before birth until their child was 6 months old. Her plan was to change the mostly negative narrative on fatherhood, and shift focus onto the hugely positive role a father can have. For ancestors, the father role would probably have focused on the physical survival of the offspring. Today, fathers seem to hold unique importance in contributing to their child's social survival, particularly as they get older.