Methodology


Sample / Methods
  • Demographics: Do they have to be recent fathers? Same age group? Social status? Education background? Relationship status? (Rosh White seemed to have a mix)
  • How do I find father's to partake? Convience sample? Sanford? Father groups in the area?
  • Semi-structured focus group with a set of questions to moderate a roundtable discussion. (Or do interviews separately?)
  • Naomi Rosh White had the father's keep journals for a week prior to the interview (About Fathers, 121)
  • Do I limit the sex of the baby? (Male = activities, Female = protective)
  • Sample size: 10-15? (Rosh White had 11)

Interview Questions
  • Owen and Glass use Mahalik's (2003) proposed 11 masculine norms based on primarily Caucasian men (144)