PATERNIDADE: UM ESTUDO SOBRE PESQUISAS DESENVOLVIDAS NO CONTEXTO BRASILEIRO

This study aimed to identify and systemize what is being produced about the subject Fatherhood in Brazil, prioritizing topics such as: the researches’ methodology, the period and the place the researches were performed, and mainly, its content. Using the methodology "State of the Art", was found a total of 35 articles in the electronic database Scielo, making use of the descriptor "fatherhood".The results point out to the significant academic production, highlighting the Psychology and the Nursing areas. Fatherhood has been gaining importance in scientific studies, and parents are being considered important for children’s development and for marital relations. It was also found that Fatherhood and the family model are now ingrained to older models and values, sometimes adhering to new behaviors.