 | What It Means to Be Daddy: Fatherhood for Black Men Living Away from Their Children Subjects: Afro-American fathers; Afro-American fathers -- Psychology; Absentee fathers -- United States; Afro-American families; Afro-American families -- History; Fatherless families -- United States; Fatherhood -- Social aspects -- United States; Afro-Americans -; 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. Jennifer F. Hamer is assistant professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. |
