The presence of the social father in inhibiting young men's violence

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 339-360

  Mackey, Wade C ^a,c   Immerman, Ronald S ^b  

^a Cy Fair College   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Father abscence; Father child relations; Illegitimacy; Poverty; Unemployment; Violent behavior; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942661682     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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