It is important to have a father figure in a male child's life. As Scott Coltrane states in the reading, "when fathers are active in infant care, boys develop an intimate knowledge of masculinity" (453). The father is in charge of teaching his child certain things about a man. The mother won't do this, since women are all about softness and kindness. If a child only has women surrounding him, he will become feminine and be seen as a sissy around other males. Another reason for why a man should be in a child's life is that a boy will always need a man to talk to. He won't be able to tell everything to his mother, no matter how much he trusts her. If the father can teach his child things he can certainly talk to him about personal things. There is a connection, not because they are family but also because they are both males.
Coltrane, Scott. "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradiction, and Dilemmas." Men's Lives. 8th ed. Ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner. New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2010. 432-449. Print.
This is a well written blog post but why did you split it up into two paragraph. Both examples, the one in paragraph one and the one in paragraph two support your claim/topic sentence, right? Good MLA documentation of the reading.
ReplyDeleteThis essay is showing the actual responsibilities of all the men. It is not only about Hispanic males, the males all around the world want to keep their family protect. That's why they usually show their toughness to their family. For example, Students need a teacher to teach them, in the same way, men teach their children about the society. They want their children to raise in good environment. On the other hand, Women can run their houses by themselves but children need their parents love such as, a mother show their love her children in emotional way and a father show his love in tough way because he cares about his children. We can say their toughness is their love.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting piece of article. However, I think that the misconception that if a boy grows up surrounded by women he would turn somewhat into a "sissy" is not realistic in many ways. But that thought still exists in our society. "Men show love by being tough", I think that we have portrayed men in a way that certain things such as showing emotions the way women do are considered "too feminine". This subject is very interesting. Good job.
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