The Impact of Father Absence on African American Adolescent Males
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael E. Connor
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011-06-02
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1136735364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a broader, more positive picture of African American fathers. Featuring case studies of African-descended fathers, this edited volume brings to life the achievements and challenges of being a black father in America. Leading scholars and practitioners provide unique insight into this understudied population. Short-sighted social policies which do not encourage father involvement are critically examined and the value of father engagement is promoted. The problems associated with the absence of a father are also explored. The second edition features an increased emphasis on: the historical issues confronting African descended fathers the impact of health issues on Black fathers and their children the need for therapeutic interventions to aid in the healing of fathers and their children the impact of an Afrikan-centered fathering approach and the need for research which considers systemic problems confronting African American fathers community focused models that provide new ideas for (re)connecting absent fathers learning tools including reflective questions and a conclusion in each chapter and more theory and research throughout the book. Part I provides a historical overview of African descended fathers including their strengths and shortcomings over the years. Next, contributors share their personal stories including one from a communal father working with underserved youth and two others that highlight the impact of absent fathers. Then, the research on father-daughter relationships is examined including the impact of father absence on daughters and on gender identity. This section concludes with a discussion of serving adolescents in the foster care system. Part II focuses on the importance of a two-parent home, communal fathering, and equalitarian households. Cultural implications and barriers to relationships are also explored. This section concludes with a discussion of the struggles Black men face with role definitions. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of adoption and health issues on Black fathers and their children, and the need for more effective therapeutic interventions that include a perspective centered in the traditions and cultures of Afrika in learning to become a father. The final chapter offers an intervention model to aid in fatherhood. An ideal supplementary text for courses on fathers and fathering, introduction to the family, parenting, African American families/men, men and masculinity, Black studies, race and ethnic relations, and family issues taught in a variety of departments, the book also appeals to social service providers, policy makers, and clergy who work with community institutions.
Author: Sybil Baldwin-Perry
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gerald C Hassell
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Published: 2019-11-24
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781700090782
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrowing up without a father can cause deep wounds that last a lifetime. For African American boys, the wounds can affect how they see themselves and the world around them. If the emotional scars are not addressed father-absent boys are at greater risk for dropping out of school, incarceration and becoming absent fathers as well. In this book, Dr. Hassell shares 25 years of experience in helping African American men and boys heal from the wounds of father absence. He outlines the five critical risk factors for father-absent boys and how systems of power perpetuate generational father absence in the black community. This book goes beyond analyzing the problem. It identifies powerful strategies to heal and empower father-absent men, boys, and the African American family.
Author: Shafeeq Ameen PhD
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2020-07-08
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1984587218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the devastating impact of absent fathers in the lives of their sons, Shafeeq Ameen takes a compelling look at the pathology of violent young men who are disrespectful of women and authority figures and juxtapose those images with a generation of fragile individuals desperate to reconnect with a missing part of themselves. After thirty years in the classroom, witnessing first hand the destructive consequences of absent fathers in the lives of their sons, A Message to a Fatherless Generation, addresses this issues head on and gives researched based solutions along with real life scenarios to help shine a spotlight on a problem that is destroying the lives of young men who will always feel a sense of loss and insecurity without having an involved father back in their lives.
Author: Ronald P. Willis
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 30
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis advanced literature review explores the effects of father absence has on African American Adolescent females from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Father absence and a daughter's sense of developing self-esteem, interpersonal relatedness and her view of men are explored. The literature review supports the premises that adolescent females who experienced father absence, in this case African Americans, project a higher rate of lower esteem, poor interpersonal relatedness toward others and a distorted view of men that is characterized by mistrust and social inhibition.
Author: Sterling Paradise Watson
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roberta L. Coles
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 0231143532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommon stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support. This volume captures the meaning and practice of black fatherhood in its many manifestations, exploring two-parent families, cohabitation, single custodial fathering, stepfathering, noncustodial visitation, and parenting by extended family members and friends. Contributors examine ways that black men perceive and decipher their parenting responsibilities, paying careful attention to psychosocial, economic, and political factors that affect the ability to parent. Chapters compare the diversity of African American fatherhood with negative portrayals in politics, academia, and literature and, through qualitative analysis and original profiles, illustrate the struggle and intent of many black fathers to be responsible caregivers. This collection also includes interviews with daughters of absent fathers and concludes with the effects of certain policy decisions on responsible parenting.
Author: Gerald C. Hassell
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Phillip A. Laidlaw
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 196
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