
Black fathers
Michael E. Connor
2006
In the parlance of social psychology, social work, and urban social scientists, African American fathers have often been described as ""absent, "" ""missing, "" ""non-residential, "" ""non-custodial, "" ""unavailable, "" ""non-married, "" ""irresponsible, "" and ""immature."" It is wondered why it is/was so difficult to find literature, research, and comments regarding positive attributes of African American families in general and African American fathers in particular. This book fills a void in attempting to offer a broader picture regarding the status of African American males in a father role. Th.