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    Social Construction of Fatherhood
    (University of Management and Technology, 2016) Zuhair Manzoor
    The present study was conducted to find out the perception of fathers about their own state of fatherhood, how they construct their role as being father. The purpose of the present study was to explore Pakistanis fathers' perceptions about parental roles in the family, and how they define the new role of father. Fathers were interviewed about their beliefs regarding fatherhood, the roles of fathers and in the family, and fathers' involvement in their children's lives. 15 fathers interviewed who had been married for two years, 7 of these father's wives were employed, and 8 of these father's wives were housewives. The purposive sampling method used to take sample. This study used a qualitative methodology.