Values in Adolescent Males and Father-Son Relations.

The role of the father in the transmission of values to adolescent sons has often been either misrepresented or neglected in the various media. Four special factors for fathers in value development are discussed: the model of masculine behavior, the communicator (listening to different views and off...

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Published in:Personnel & Guidance Journal Vol. 58; no. 9; pp. 627 - 630
Main Author: Wallin, Gloria Jane
Format: Article
Published: American Counseling Association May80
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Summary:The role of the father in the transmission of values to adolescent sons has often been either misrepresented or neglected in the various media. Four special factors for fathers in value development are discussed: the model of masculine behavior, the communicator (listening to different views and offering a problem-solving methodology), the moral model (striving to live somewhere between the absolutist and the complete relativist), and the fallible reinforcing agent.