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Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society : Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change by Obie Clayton (editor), Ronald B. Mincy (editor), David Blakenhorn (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The majority of African American children live in homes without their fathers, but the proportion of African American children living in intact, two-parent families has risen significantly since 1995. Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society looks at father absence from two sides, offering an in-depth analysis of how the absence of African American fathers affects their children, their relationships, and society as a whole, while countering the notion that father absence and family fragmentation within the African American community is inevitable. Editors Obie Clayton, Ronald B. Mincy, and David Blankenhorn lead a diverse group of contributors encompassing a range of disciplines and ideological perspectives who all agree that father absence among black families is one of the most pressing social problems today. In part I, the contributors offer possible explanations for the decline in marriage among African American families. William Julius Wilson believes that many men who live in the inner city no longer consider marriage an option because their limited economic prospects do not enable them to provide for a family. Part II considers marriage from an economic perspective, em

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Obie Clayton (editor), Ronald B. Mincy (editor), David Blakenhorn (editor)
Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation Publications; Russell Sage Foundation
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9781610441278
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Political Science, Family & Relationships

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