What it means to be daddy
Subtitle: fatherhood for Black men living away from their children
By: Jennifer Hamer.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: African American fathers; African American fathers -- Psychology; Absentee fathers -- United States; African American families; African American families -- History; Fatherless families -- United States; Fatherhood -- Social aspects -- United States; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
Description: Absent fathers and households headed by single mothers are frequently blamed for the poor quality of life of African-American children. This book challenges these assumptions, arguing that they are largely an unfair reflection of non-working class white American values. Hamer places the behaviors of black non-custodial fathers in their social, political, and economic contexts and describes these fatherless families from the perspectives of the families themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and index.