The Experience of Parenting among Muslim Single Fathers
Single father is a minority group that commonly be ignored and given less attention by the community in Malaysia. This is because, the number of single fathers is less compared to single mother and the perception of society towards single father itself. However, it had been found that the number...
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| Summary: | Single father is a minority group that commonly be ignored and given less attention by
the community in Malaysia. This is because, the number of single fathers is less
compared to single mother and the perception of society towards single father itself.
However, it had been found that the number of single fathers is increasing rapidly years
by years. Hence, it is crucial and important for researchers to investigate and study about
single father in order to gain deeper understanding on the experience of single fathers
as well as exploring the life of single fathers in detail. Especially in the aspect of
parenting and managing the children. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to
explore single parents understanding on parenting, to understand the experience of
parenting among single fathers, and to study the relationship between single fathers and
their children. This research is conducted by using Qualitative Method with
phenomenological approach. A structured interview had been conducted to obtain the
data from two single fathers. The result of study had identified three findings which are
i) single fathers’ perception or understanding on parenting, ii) experience of single
father in various aspect such as dealing with grief, adapting with new role, managing
challenges and stressors and coping strategies of single fathers. Implication and
suggestion for future research had been included. |
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