Introduction. Founding Fathers, Foundering Fathers

Whichever way we may wish to nuance the observation, one cannot deny the historical fact that over time the authority of fathers in Western societies has considerably weakened, from the all-powerful status of the pater familias as defined by Roman law until the day parental authority superseded fat...

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Glavni avtor: Graziani, Romain
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Izdano: Extrême-Orient Extrême-Occident 2012
Online dostop:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Izvleček:Whichever way we may wish to nuance the observation, one cannot deny the historical fact that over time the authority of fathers in Western societies has considerably weakened, from the all-powerful status of the pater familias as defined by Roman law until the day parental authority superseded fatherly authority in most European constitutions. This development has entailed the separation of roles and functions that were traditionally ascribed to the father, seen as transmitter of a name, ge...