Research Proposal. This proposal will look at the various rights and responsibilities that are currently held by unmarried fathers and married fathers and mothers. It will surface any differences that unmarried fathers might face in comparison to married

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

“Wither or not unmarried fathers should be entitled to the same
parental rights and responsibilities as married fathers and mothers?”

SUBMITTED BY 4PM 6TH JANUARY 2009

CONTENTS PAGE

“This contents page is compiled to reflect the requirements of the assessment. It gives a clear indication of me addressing each section of the research proposal as needed.”

1.0 INTRODUCTION

        1.1        Research Outline

2.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

        2.1        A statement of the aims

        

        2.2        Objectives

3.0 LITERATURE AND RESOURCES REVIEW

        3.1        A review of the resources and literature

4.0 DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH

        4.1        Developments of ongoing research        

5.0 METHODOLOGY

        5.1        The research methodology

        5.2        The choice of methodology

6.0 FEASIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS

        6.1        An analysis of the feasibility of the research proposal

        6.2        The research development timetable

7.0 ETHICAL ISSUES

        7.1        A discussion of ethical issues

8.0 SUMMARY

        8.1        Conclusion

9.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

        9.1        Books

        

        9.2        Websites

        

        9.3        Legislation

        

        9.4        Reading List

        

        9.5        Other Sources

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research outline

This proposal will look at the various rights and responsibilities that are currently held by unmarried fathers and married fathers and mothers. It will surface any differences that unmarried fathers might face in comparison to married spouses. Furthermore, it will explore legislation that is currently in place to impose these rights, and investigate if this reflects justice. Should unmarried fathers have the same rights as married fathers? It will display the knowledge of today’s society regarding parental rights and how the dimensions of a family have evolved. It will investigate the research that has been previously done, then go on to look at what we propose the future research to be. It will surface any issues that we could foresee to arise, then finally conclude.

The question which we are proposing to answer is “ Wither or not unmarried fathers should be entitled to the same rights and responsibilities as married fathers and mothers?”

2.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

2.1 A statement of the aims

The main aim of this report is to firstly investigate the rights and responsibilities of married fathers and mothers, in comparison to unmarried fathers. This information will then be assessed, in order to determine if unmarried fathers should be entitled to the same privileges. From this a clear definition should be demonstrated as to the differences in parental rights and responsibilities and if this should be changed.

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2.2 Objectives

In relation to the aims in 2.1, the proposal objectives are as follows;

  • To show that the current legislation should be changed
  • Current legislation does not reflect today’s society needs.
  • To encourage more research on the topic, as a lot of research is currently outdated.
  • To display the differences in today’s family structure.
  • Evaluate research done by others.

3.0 LITERATURE AND RESOURCES REVIEW

3.1 A review of the resources and literature

The current law relating to the parental rights ...

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