The best kept secret : single black fathers /

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The Best Kept Secret studies the often-overlooked group of single, African American custodial fathers. While the media focuses on the increase of single mothers and the decline in marriage in the black community, Roberta Coles paints a nuanced picture of single black dads. Based on qualitative resea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coles, Roberta L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009.
Subjects:
African American single fathers.
African American single fathers > Psychology.
Child rearing > United States.
Parenting > United States.
African American families > Social conditions.
Pères de famille monoparentale noirs américains.
Pères de famille monoparentale noirs américains > Psychologie.
Éducation des enfants > États-Unis.
Rôle parental > États-Unis.
Familles noires américaines > Conditions sociales.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Fatherhood.
African American families > Social conditions
African American single fathers
Child rearing
Parenting
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing a new concept : black single custodial fathers
  • Choosing to parent on their own
  • Being all things to all their children : parenting roles and behavioral goals
  • Fathering daughters and sons : the role of the child's gender
  • Negotiating racial identity and socialization
  • Is fathering good for fathers?
  • Single custodial fathers and institutional policies.

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