The impact of fathers' absence on African American adolescents' gender role development

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Mandara, Jelani ^a,b   Murray, Carolyn B ^a,b   Joyner, Toya N ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Father's absence; Gender role development

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244439799     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-5679-1     Document Type: Review

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