Description: Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society : Strengths, Weaknesses, And Strategies for Change, Paperback by Clayton, Obie (EDT); Mincy, Ronald B. (EDT); Blankenhorn, David (EDT), ISBN 0871541580, ISBN-13 9780871541581, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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, emphasizing that it is in part a wealth-producing institution. Maggie Gallagher points out that married people earn, invest, and save more than single people, and that when marriage rates are low in a community, it is the children who suffer most. In part III, the contributors discuss policies to reduce absentee fatherhood. Wornie Reed demonstrates how public health interventions, such as personal development workshops and work-related skill-building services, can be used to address the causes of fatherlessness. Wade Horn illustrates the positive results achieved by fatherhood programs, especially when held early in a man's life. In the last chapter, Enola Aird notes that from 1995 to 2000, the proportion of African American children living in two-parent, married couple homes rose from to percent; a significant increase indicating the possible reversal of the long-term shift toward black family fragmentation. Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society provides an in-depth look at a problem affecting millions of children while offering proof that the trend of father absence is not irrevocable.
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Book Title: Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society : Strengths, Weakn
Number of Pages: 196 Pages
Publication Name: Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society : Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change
Language: English
Publisher: Russell SAGE Foundation
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Parenting / Fatherhood, Public Policy / General, Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Family & Relationships, Political Science, Social Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Ronald B. Mincy
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
