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Originally Posted by flylock shox
I've always been curious about how well boys fare when raised by two women. I recall reading that an absence of positive male role models in their lives was a factor common to a majority of prison inmates. I think boys are likely a tad more vulnerable than girls in this respect (i.e. negative effects in the absence of role model of the same gender).
No idea if anyone's ever researched this, or if there would even be enough of a sample size to make the research work yet.
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The triggering factor in these cases is incorrectly identified as being the absence of a male role model. The real reason for this trend is the absence of a family unit for the child and diminished interactions with the now sole care giver of the family.