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Fathering from the margins : an intimate examination of Black fatherhood /

Despite a decade of sociological research documenting black fathers' significant level of engagement with their children, stereotypes of black men as "deadbeat dads" still shape popular perceptions and scholarly discourse. In Fathering from the Margins, sociologist Aasha M. Abdill dra...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abdill, Aasha M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Misunderstood-the significance of race and place in understanding black fatherhood
  • Men with children-the changing landscape of urban fatherhood
  • In & out-poses and performances of black fathers
  • Something between all and nothing : strategies for keeping hold of family
  • The black maternal garden : the context of kin and fictive kin ties on maternal gatekeeping
  • A woman's world-finding a place in the matriarchal urban village
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References.