Myth of the Missing Black Father The Persistence of Black Fatherhood in America

Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coles, Roberta (-)
Otros Autores: Coles, Roberta L., Green, Charles (Charles St. Clair)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: : Columbia University Press 2009.
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Sumario:Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support.This volume captures the meaning and practice of black fatherhood in its many manifestations, exploring two-parent families, cohabitation, single custodial fathering, stepfathering, noncustodial visitation, and parenting by extended family members and friends. Contributors examine ways that
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Descripción Física:1 online resource (759 p.)
ISBN:9780231520867