The best kept secret : single black fathers / / Roberta L. Coles
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| Autore: |
Coles Roberta L
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| Titolo: |
The best kept secret : single black fathers / / Roberta L. Coles
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.874/2208996073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African American single fathers |
| African American single fathers - Psychology | |
| Child rearing - United States | |
| Parenting - United States | |
| African American families - Social conditions | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-157) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Best Kept Secret studies the often-overlooked group of single, African American custodial fathers. Filled with dynamic interviews and intriguing case studies, the author draws on qualitative research to paint a nuanced picture of the parenting experiences of these fathers and recommends policy changes to improve the situations for children and single parents-particularly these often-unseen fathers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The best kept secret |
| ISBN: | 9780742566125 |
| 0742566129 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824660103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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