The Absence of a Father
Rachel Wright
English 1010
8 November 2013
The Actions of Girls with and without the Presence of a Father as a Role Model Fathers have a major impact on girls, especially at a young age. Their absence can either make or break how their daughters handle future relationships with men who come along later in their lives. The absence of “dad” affects girls on every individual level from emotionally, physically, professionally, and personally. Author Jennifer Marie Del Russo points out, “Current literature shows that daughters of physically absent fathers are likely to engage in earlier dating and sexual activities and be more sexually promiscuous”. Research shows that fathers both absent and present in the home set the standards as to how young women carry themselves and how they handle any relationship that includes a male figure. An article about women without fathers suggests that, “Women with emotionally absent fathers are more likely to remain in unhappy or unsatisfying relationships and are more likely to form relationships to the women whose fathers are emotionally present”. Overall, it goes without saying that most girls whose fathers that are not active in their lives tend to look for all of the right things in all of the wrong places. Due to them searching for that attention and affection they so utterly desire from “dad”, it sometimes leads those girls into depression, rebellion, and suicide. Research shows that children who are raised by single-mothers are likely to become more aggressive than children who are born with both parents. “According to a new Pew Research survey (2010), seven-in-ten respondents (69%) tend to agree that a child needs a father in the home to grow happily.” Even psychologists and their studies show that girls need their fathers to help develop a better emotional and biological system of support. Studies confirm that teenage girls raised without fathers have suffered from psychological disorders and dropped out of
English 1010
8 November 2013
The Actions of Girls with and without the Presence of a Father as a Role Model Fathers have a major impact on girls, especially at a young age. Their absence can either make or break how their daughters handle future relationships with men who come along later in their lives. The absence of “dad” affects girls on every individual level from emotionally, physically, professionally, and personally. Author Jennifer Marie Del Russo points out, “Current literature shows that daughters of physically absent fathers are likely to engage in earlier dating and sexual activities and be more sexually promiscuous”. Research shows that fathers both absent and present in the home set the standards as to how young women carry themselves and how they handle any relationship that includes a male figure. An article about women without fathers suggests that, “Women with emotionally absent fathers are more likely to remain in unhappy or unsatisfying relationships and are more likely to form relationships to the women whose fathers are emotionally present”. Overall, it goes without saying that most girls whose fathers that are not active in their lives tend to look for all of the right things in all of the wrong places. Due to them searching for that attention and affection they so utterly desire from “dad”, it sometimes leads those girls into depression, rebellion, and suicide. Research shows that children who are raised by single-mothers are likely to become more aggressive than children who are born with both parents. “According to a new Pew Research survey (2010), seven-in-ten respondents (69%) tend to agree that a child needs a father in the home to grow happily.” Even psychologists and their studies show that girls need their fathers to help develop a better emotional and biological system of support. Studies confirm that teenage girls raised without fathers have suffered from psychological disorders and dropped out of
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