Fathering from the Margins : : An Intimate Examination of Black Fatherhood / / Aasha M. Abdill.

Despite a decade of sociological research documenting black fathers' significant level of engagement with their children, stereotypes of black men as "deadbeat dads" still shape popular perceptions and scholarly discourse. In Fathering from the Margins, sociologist Aasha M. Abdill dra...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE. Misunderstood: The Significance of Race and Place in Understanding Black Fatherhood
  • CHAPTER TWO. Men with Children: The Changing Landscape of Urban Fatherhood
  • CHAPTER THREE. In and Out: The Poses and Per for mances of Black Fathers
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Something Between All and Nothing: Strategies for Keeping Hold of Family
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Black Maternal Garden: Maternal Gatekeeping in the Context of Grand mothers and Community Mothers
  • CHAPTER SIX. A Woman's World: Finding a Place in the Matriarchal Urban Village
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusion: Black Men as Family Men
  • Appendix: A Reflection on Methods
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index