Role of Father in Different Cultures

I am thinking of writing my paper on how different cultures impact the home and family. Right now I am leaning toward writing about how fathers are affected and how they affect their families.

• Children seem to prefer fathers as play partners, though in a stressful situation they may be more likely to turn to their mothers.
• In times past, fathers were responsible for bringing in the money and doling out the discipline.
• The father now does many of the same things that the mother does in terms of cleaning, household tasks, cooking, shuttling kids, and grocery shopping. In other words, the tasks are shared and there are not necessarily defined roles that only a woman or only a man can perform.

I still need to look up:

• Effect of fatherhood on Japanese families.
• How Japanese fathers interact with their children; impact on culture
• How cultures impact fathering skills