The fathers of "fatherless" black children

Families in Society

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 564-578

  Hamer, Jennifer F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0031285205     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3387     Document Type: Article

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