Fatherless Sons: The Psychological, Behavioral and Social Toll
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5 min readFeb 28, 2023
While fatherhood has not fared well in a popular culture that celebrates freedom from both authority and obligation, more and more evidence shows that growing up without a father is even worse for children than folk wisdom suggests — and that it may be a root cause of a surprising array of social ills, from crime to academic failure to the decline of compassion. — David Popenoe
