Title: Fatherhood and Marriage Are Indispensable for Children and Society - The Hausvater Project
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Book Reviews
Fatherhood and Marriage Are Indispensable for Children and Society
1. Fatherlessness
2. Fathers in History
3. Why Fathers Matter
4. Popenoe's Recommendations
Evaluation

Content: Popenoe says that the sexual revolution of the 1960s, the divorce revolution of the 1970s, and the women's liberation movement of the 1980s all continued trends that had been evident as far back as the roaring 1920s but had been put on hold due to the upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II (119). The end result, in Popenoe's opinion, is that the modern nuclear family is finished. It has outlasted its social purpose and society right now is desperately trying to come up with an alternative. Popenoe believes that whatever this alternative is, it needs to include an emphasis on fatherhood. 3. Why Fathers Matter
Men are much better equipped than women to teach their sons how to be men and to teach their daughters how to relate to men. In the section “Why Fathers Matter,” Popenoe explains the importance of fathers in the upbringing of children. In addition to being a mere “second adult” in the household along with the mother, tradition and biology both support the common expectation that males should serve as protectors and providers for their wives and children. Men’s physical strength combines with other attributes to make them irreplaceable in the father role. Men are much better equipped than women to teach their sons how to be men and to teach their d