Notions of Fatherhood among Ethiopian Adolescents: Nature, Effects and Determinants

This is a review of a book entitled Notions of Fatherhood among Ethiopian Adolescents: Nature, Effects and Determinants written by Dr. Belay Tefera. Arguably, it is the first of its kind for the recently emerging Developmental and Social Psychology literature in Ethiopia. The book which is 208 pages-long (incl. index but excluding preliminary pages) is divided into two main parts, and consists of six chapters, 37 tables and 217 references. The short bibliographic list with respect to the local literature (only 19) suggests the infantile stage of knowledge production in the field of psychology in general. In this regard, I wish to commend Dr. Belay Tefera for being a source of inspiration to fellow Ethiopian academics and researchers working in various sub-fields of psychology.