HNRS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Machismo, Acculturation, Hypermasculinity
27 Sep 2016
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Latino fathers: the relationship among machismo, acculturation, ethnic identity, and. The tripart framework of paternal involvement engagement, accessibility, and responsibility allows for a nuanced look at how fathers fulfill their familial obligations, and is especially important in that it recognizes that fathers are more than breadwinners. Engagement: amount of time doing something with the child that promotes development. Accessibility: how physically available the father is to the child. Responsibility: how the father participates as a day-to-day caregiver. Research has shown that paternal involvement can have a direct influence on a child"s well- being, such as improved academic performance, enhanced self-esteem, and diminished depressive symptoms. Paternal involvement can have positive indirect effects on the family by providing more emotional, physical, and financial resources, which can in turn create a facilitative environment that nurtures family subsystems and allows them to prosper. Acculturation: ongoing process of change that occurs when 2+ cultures come into contact.
