List out some of the factors that cause fathers to be absent. Discuss briefly its effect on families

What will be an ideal response?


A father's absence is due to many factors, including having babies during the teen years and not being able to provide for them financially, deserting unwed mothers, incarceration, physical or mental disabilities, drug abuse, divorce, and not paying child support.Regardless of the reasons, absentee fathers increase their children's likelihood of economic and social deprivation.Many single-mother families were poor even before the father left, but his departure reduced a child's economic resourceseven further. Absent fathers have a huge cost beyond their economicimpact. Compared with two-parent homes, children of fatherless families havemore behavior problems, do less well in school, have higher drug and alcoholusage rates, have poorer physical and mental health, and are more likely to enterthe juvenile justice system.

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The perspective that sees the values and practices of patriarchal societies as the main causes of environmental problems is the

a. Functionalist. b. Conflict. c. Feminist. d. Interactionist.

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Historically, Asian Americans have been reluctant to participate actively in politics

a. because they felt their candidate would not be elected. b. out of fear of discrimination against their group. c. because of the cost associated with running for political office. d. because there were not enough Asian American candidates to support.

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Overall, never-married people report low satisfaction in areas of friendship, general health, and their economic pictures

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Discuss, with examples, language as an element of culture. How does language shape our perceptions, and in what ways is language political?

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

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