Conflict after divorce is a key role in the behavior of a child. ... Post-divorce conflict between the two parents will play the main role in how a child stays in close relationship with his/her parents. ... "Many researchers have examined gender-role orientation and, specifically, the relation of father absence to boys" personality development. ... "A variety of studies have shown that fathers influence children's gender role development to be more traditional because, compared to mothers, the more routinely differential between masculine and feminine behaviors and encourage greater co...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Ida was able to take on the role of caring for her family when her mother could no longer do so. ... Ida basically assumed the "mother- role of housekeeper when Annie became ill. ... The firth stage is identity versus role, which occurs from 12-17 years old. ... She was in the role of the caregiver, which was one she had assumed all of her life. ... She was no longer in the role of the caregiver for him. ...

• Word Count: 3938
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• Grade Level: High School

Family and transience played major roles in both author's lives while religion and rebellion were important forces in Barnes" adolescence and Hale discussed her adulthood more thoroughly in her work. ... Both writers described their relationships with their parents and the roles the women filled in their families in depth. ... Both women had a great deal of interaction with their mothers while their fathers played more distant roles in the womens" lives. ...

• Word Count: 2962
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• Grade Level: High School

For me, since my mother never had a boyfriend or any other male role model in the home I found myself in a dark psychological place from the emptiness that seemed to have a bottomless pit within me. ... As Henslin describes this, "Millions of boys and girls must learn the male role from their mothers, their mother's boyfriends, and from television and the streets ending up with grossly inadequate role models" (Henslin, 2008. ... For fear of this being the case with my daughters, I strive to find balance in my parenting and have taken a liking to playing a game where I assume a m...

• Word Count: 2758
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Where Are You Going, Oedipus? Oedipus, the protagonist of Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, goes through a transition in his life. He experiences a life altering change, just as Connie, the protagonist of Joyce Carole Oates' short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?- does. Connie a...

• Word Count: 2789
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The relationship between grandmother and adolescent mom could also play a role in her relationships in other aspects of her life, such as her peers (Gunn, 1996). The teen is already going through so much at home, having added such a huge social role to her life. ...

• Word Count: 2751
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Identity, the combination of distinct personality traits one portrays, making them unique. If a person is unaware of their identity though, how can they be expected to appreciate their way of life? The Color Purple and The Joy Luck Club portray a similar theme, because female main characters expe...

• Word Count: 3758
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• Grade Level: High School

Often times the emotional role that a father can play in a child's life is overlooked. ... Now that approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce (Gallagher) and a near majority of families do not have a two-parent household, it is easier to step back and examine how important the role of a father really is now that so many have grown up without one. ...

• Word Count: 4534
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School