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Originally Posted by wilbjammin
You are saying that society believes something so it is true because decisions are made upon those beliefs.
I was saying that society believes something so if you want change to occur regarding that belief it is incombent (sic) upon the person to provide very convincing evidence to change that belief.
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In essence you're agreeing with me but you don't realise.
Firstly, the survey was not connected to my piece on court rulings, what people believe is what people believe and nothing more.
Secondly, custody suits are determined on a case by case basis and not by some popular statistical formula. The case is evaluated to determine who the child will be better off with. The people who make up the judicial system are educated people who, due to the nature of their work, have to be less prejudiced than most people. Therefore the outcome is more likely to reflect the truth about those cases than you sitting there spouting off that either sex parent is equally capable.
Thirdly, in the second part of that quote you say in order for change to occur based on their belief, they should provide very convincing evidence.
The status quo is that women are regarded as better parents by the relevant authorities. You believe that men are equally good parents but offer no convincing evidence to that effect.
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Originally Posted by wilbjammin
First, divorce cases are instances of failures of things working out between two adults, it has nothing to do with what makes for the best parenting for kids. Often the arrangements are made that the father has to pay child support and the woman keeps the children because the male earns more money and can support the child financially, and the woman can spend more time with the child. Does that have anything do with a nature predisposition?
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This is interesting. You seem to be reverting to traditional gender roles about working in order to defend a case about gender roles in parenting.
Is this a valid defence of the position? Surely when each individual case is determined, the outcome should reflect who is the better parent. What you are saying may well apply when the case is resolved amicably between the parents. For the remaining cases see the following passages:
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3. The focus of the evaluation is on parenting capacity, the psychological and developmental needs of the child, and the resulting fit.
In considering psychological factors affecting the best interests of the child, the psychologist focuses on the parenting capacity of the prospective custodians in conjunction with the psychological and developmental needs of each involved child. This involves (a) an assessment of the adults' capacities for parenting, including whatever knowledge, attributes, skills, and abilities, or lack thereof, are present; (b) an assessment of the psychological functioning and developmental needs of each child and of the wishes of each child where appropriate; and (c) an assessment of the functional ability of each parent to meet these needs, including an evaluation of the interaction between each adult and child.
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6. The psychologist is aware of personal and societal biases and engages in nondiscriminatory practice.
The psychologist engaging in child custody evaluations is aware of how biases regarding age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, culture, and socioeconomic status may interfere with an objective evaluation and recommendations. The psychologist recognizes and strives to overcome any such biases or withdraws from the evaluation.
quoted verbatim from
APA Guidelines for Child Custody