Continuity and Change in Middle Class Fatherhood, 1925-1939: The Culture-Conduct Connection.

Conducted content analysis of advice-seeking letters penned between 1925 and 1939 by fathers and mothers concerned with childrearing. Findings support proposition that culture of fatherhood and conduct of fatherhood in Depression-era America were at odds. Found connection between culture of fatherhood and attitudes of mothers toward fathers. (Author/NB)