Sentences with phrase «moral role of fathers»

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«The most important moral and legal rule concerning the physiological side of kinship,» he wrote in Sex, Culture, and Myth, «is that no child should be brought into the world without a man — and one man at that — assuming the role of sociological father, that is, guardian and protector, the male link between the child and the rest of the community.»

Researchers are now showing that fathers play many roles in their families, including those of companions, care providers, spouses, protectors, models, moral guides, teachers and, of course, breadwinners, according to one recent study.

Dafoe's Bobby epitomizes the moral conundrum at the heart of the movie, as he continually hassles Halley about her lifestyle even as he falls into the role of de facto father figure for her daughter.