http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/07/02/the-rise-of-single-fathers/
The Rise of Single Fathers is a statistical article I found on the Internet. As time passes by more and more people do not believe that a traditional marriage works for them. There could be a couple of reasons as to why each year the percentage of a single father household grows and grows; their spouse could’ve have died and leave children behind; after a club night the two decided to go home and accidentally conceived a baby; or parents can be married but separated then they are considered as “single” and of course probably the most common one is people get divorce. Between 40% and 50% married couples get divorced.
In the 1960’s there were only 300,000 single fathers in the United States, overtime the population of single fathers grew up to 2.6 million in 2011. As I read through the article I learn some surprising things like according to the article single fathers tend to be less educated then single mothers, single fathers tend to live with a partner without getting married and, of course, single fathers tend to have a higher income than single mothers. They also say that single fathers are usually older and more likely to be white. But comparing to fathers that are in a traditional marriage, single dads often happen to be younger, less financially well-off, less educated and less likely to be white.
Facts have it that single fathers who are not living with their cohabiting partner are more likely to not live in poverty then those who still live with their spouses or non-marital partners.
As time passes by the role of a father has evolved. For example fathers are not only looked upon as breadwinners anymore, dads are expected to also play a role of a caregiver as people think that it is important that a father is able to discipline, financially support and teach their children some values of life.
Single fathers household is more likely to be white than single mothers but less likely to be white comparing to the married fathers.
The statistic show that married people are more likely to have graduated high school and have bachelors degree winning to those of who are single.
Single fathers, as I have said before, bring more income to their household than single mothers do. And I can 100% agree with that. My parents have been divorced and some period of time my brother and I also lived with our father while he was single and he made a half more of what my mom makes as a single mother and we live with our mother now, and my brother and I have to contribute money each month for rent and food.
http://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/the-challenge-of-becoming-a-single-father
“The Challenge of Becoming a Single Father” is my favorite article. It tells us a story of a divorced man (Dave) who went from a dad all the way to a loving father. He explains that in Western culture boy growing up do not play with fake babies, do not get hired to babysit a neighbor’s kid so as boys grow into men they tend to be less empathetic. But by ending up with the three kids he has, he said that the life is all about them and their dreams. From this article I can see that males are just raised to be more taugh, but as soon as they learn how to parent, they really love it.
