Confining fatherhood: Incarceration and paternal involvement among nonresident White, African American, and Latino fathers

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1067-1088

  Swisher, Raymond R ^a   Waller, Maureen R ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Family policy; Father involvement; Fathering; Incarcerated fathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349101424     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08316273     Document Type: Article

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