Father stories: A life course examination of paternal identity among low-income African American men

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-54

  Roy, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Families; Fatherhood; Identity; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844446244     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05275432     Document Type: Article

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