What it means to be daddy : fatherhood for Black men living away from their children /

Absent fathers and households headed by single mothers are frequently blamed for the poor quality of life of African-American children. This book challenges these assumptions, arguing that they are largely an unfair reflection of non-working class white American values. Hamer places the behaviors of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamer, Jennifer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Since 1975
African American fathers.
African American fathers > Psychology.
Absentee fathers > United States.
African American families.
African American families > History.
Fatherless families > United States.
Fatherhood > Social aspects > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
Pères noirs américains.
Pères noirs américains > Psychologie.
Pères absents > États-Unis.
Familles noires américaines.
Familles noires américaines > Histoire.
Familles sans père > États-Unis.
Paternité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 1975-
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Fatherhood.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Absentee fathers.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Fatherhood > Social aspects.
Fatherless families.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Fathers' Lives in Context
  • PART 1. The World in Which Black Fathers Live
  • 1. "There's No Such Thing as a Good Black Father": Standards of Fatherhood
  • 2. Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction: Creating a Context for Black Live-Away Fatherhood
  • 3. "Times Are Just Going to Get Worse . . .": Fathers Chasing the American Dream
  • PART 2. Expectations of Others
  • 4. "Just Be There for the Baby": What Fathers Say Others Expect
  • PART 3. Being Fathers
  • 6. What Fathers Say They Do as Daddies
  • 7. Live-Away, but Absent?
  • 8. "Ain't Nothing Like Trying to be a Father and Trying to be a Man": Barriers to Being Daddy
  • Conclusion: "Got to Make Fatherhood Work for Us"--The Meaning of Fatherhood for Black Men Who Do Not Live with Their Children
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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