Loss, survival, and redemption: African American male youths' reflections on life without fathers, manhood, and coming of age

Youth and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-452

  Hunter, Andrea G ^a   Friend, Christian A ^a   Murphy, S Yvette ^b   Rollins, Alethea ^a   Williams Wheeler, Meeshay ^a,c   Laughinghouse, Janzelean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Black youth; Fathers; Gender ideology; Manhood; Masculinity; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646547912     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X05282280     Document Type: Article

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