Australia: The Fatherhood Revolution

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2008-09-11 23:52

Article here. Excerpt:

"The Fatherhood Foundation believes that fatherlessness is a major contributor to the problems our children face. Dr Bruce Robinson says that fatherlessness costs Australia $13 billion a year. Fatherlessness increases the likelihood that children will grow up in poverty, increased crime, drug abuse, youth suicide, child sexual abuse, mental health problems, high levels of child obesity, poor health, poor nutrition and lower levels of educational performance for children. In spite of what radical feminists may say about the ills of patriarchy, involved and loving fathers are foundational for the development of healthy children and strong families."

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manonthestreet

Although I welcome opinions and campaigns like this it also leaves me a little uneasy. My difficulty is that fatherhood is only seen in its relationship to society in general. The man becomes depersonalised and is just see as an instrument of social progress. The implication is that men are OK as long as they further a social agenda. But what about his intrinsic worth?

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Submitted by trotter on Fri, 2008-09-12 18:00