{"id":1321,"date":"2015-02-01T10:48:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:18:03","slug":"workaholic-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/02\/workaholic-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Workaholic Fathers ‘Symbolically Absent’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently, the leader of the Catholic Church spoke about\u00a0fathers whose primary focus has been\u00a0their work rather than their children. \u00a0He explained the important role fathers play in their children’s lives and why a patriarch’s being “symbolically absent” can be a problem not just for his family but society as well.<\/p>\n

Read the article below and express your opinions regarding Pope Francis’ views.<\/p>\n

Pope criticizes workaholic dads, says they\u2019re \u2018symbolically absent\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. What are a father’s roles in a family?
\n2. What happens to children when their father is “symbolically absent”?
\n3. According to the article, some fathers used to practice authoritarianism. What does this mean?
\n5. Is an authoritarian father better than a father who’s always absent? Why or why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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