African American feminist fathers' narratives of parenting

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-71

  White, Aaronette M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American fathers; Black feminism; Feminist parenting; Involved fathering; Narrative psychology; Paternal involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944436074     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798405283528     Document Type: Article

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