Tray is a hero among his peers. Tray has fathered nine children from nine different women at his high school. Instead of his behavior repelling other young ladies, Tray finds himself a babe magnet. Tray sees himself as a great father. While students see Tray as an American icon, adults see Tray’s attitude as both arrogant and embarrassing. Tray, however, thinks he’s a “real man.”

Introduction

How do we define the nature of a man in America? A culture war exists between two generation, one generation armed with its traditional values and another generation with an “anything goes” mentality. Some would advocate that men are now irrelevant because today’s women are self-significant. I heard one lady say that her baby’s daddy had never seen his sons in years. She explained that this man was simply a sperm donor. There are numerous cases to point at the lethargic ways of some men. On the contrary, all men are not sperm donors.

Many are determining their significance in today’s family structure. According to the 2005 Census Report, there a

f as a great father. While students see Tray as an American icon, adults see Tray’s attitude as both arrogant and embarrassing. Tray, however, thinks he’s a “real man.”

Introduction

How do we define the nature of a man in America? A culture war exists between two generation, one generation armed with its traditional values and another generation with an “anything goes” mentality. Some would advocate that men are now irrelevant because today’s women are self-significant. I heard one lady say that her baby’s daddy had never seen his sons in years. She explained that this man was simply a sperm donor. There are numerous cases to point at the lethargic ways of some men. On the contrary, all men are not sperm donors.

Many are determining their significance in today’s family structure. According to the 2005 Census Report, there a

o we define the nature of a man in America? A culture war exists between two generation, one generation armed with its traditional values and another generation with an “anything goes” mentality. Some would advocate that men are now irrelevant because today’s women are self-significant. I heard one lady say that her baby’s daddy had never seen his sons in years. She explained that this man was simply a sperm donor. There are numerous cases to point at the lethargic ways of some men. On the contrary, all men are not sperm donors.

Many are determining their significance in today’s family structure. According to the 2005 Census Report, there a

at men are now irrelevant because today’s women are self-significant. I heard one lady say that her baby’s daddy had never seen his sons in years. She explained that this man was simply a sperm donor. There are numerous cases to point at the lethargic ways of some men. On the contrary, all men are not sperm donors.

Many are determining their significance in today’s family structure. According to the 2005 Census Report, there a

s cases to point at the lethargic ways of some men. On the contrary, all men are not sperm donors.

Many are determining their significance in today’s family structure. According to the 2005 Census Report, there are 66.3 million fathers in the United States. There are 26.5 million fathers in a traditional family environment (married couple with children under the age of 18). There are 2.3 million single fathers living with children under 18 years old, up from 393,000 in 1970. There are also approximately 98,000 stay-at-home dads in America. Unfortunately, everything is not a pleasure story. There are 4.6 million fathers who pay child support, representing 84 percent of child support providers.

The Real Story

Fathers in traditional families are more involved than several decades ago. According to some studies, members of Generation X and Y are more likely to be family-focused. For example, Generation X fathers spent more than an hour per day with children compared to Baby Boomer fathers. The impacts of the male influence in families may not be