Father's Day only became a nationally recognized observance in 1972
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For others, however, the desire for a day for fathers was more about a backlash to the perception of the father’s place in the family slipping, suggests Timothy Marr, a professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
— that dads deserve a token of appreciation one day of the year, even as Americans continue to debate what a father’s responsibilities should be in the home.
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