Men do matter: Ethnographic insights on the socially supportive role of the African American uncle in the lives of inner-city African American male youth

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1041-1069

  Richardson Jr , Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Delinquency; Families; Fathers; Youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149109507     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08330930     Document Type: Article

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