Do Boys ‘Need’ a Father in the Home to Grow Up Successfully?
The long-standing narrative says yes, but the research says no
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8 min readMar 25, 2023
There’s a long-standing cultural narrative that a boy needs a father living in the home in order to grow up to be a stable and productive member of society. Single-mother households are purportedly responsible for everything from juvenile delinquents to…
