The Presence of Fathers in Attenuating Young Male Violence: Dad as a Social Palliative

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 63-75

  Mackey, Wade C ^a   Mackey, Bonnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Father absence; Father child relations; Illegitimacy; Unemployment; Violent behavior; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346333502     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v35n01_05     Document Type: Review

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