Exploring the absent/present dilemma: Black fathers, family relationships, and social capital in Britain

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-28

  Reynolds, Tracey ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absence; Black fathers; Nonresident; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350393696     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209334440     Document Type: Article

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