The Father's Role in Sexual Socialization of Adolescent Females in an Upper and Upper-Middle Class Population

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Abstract
Because fathers have been found to be minimally involved in the transmission of sex information to their daughters, the role of the father in sexual socialization has not been systematically investigated. Forty-eight sets of parents and their teenage daughters were interviewed concerning the transmission of sex information and intrafamily communication about sexual attitudes and values. While fathers are seldom involved in the transmission of sex information to their teenage daughters, fathers in this sample were found to be successful in communicating sexual attitudes and values through impersonal, oblique discussion of sociosexual issues and the behavior of other people.