The marriage mystery: Marriage, assets, and the expectations of African American Families

Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 45-70

  Mincy, Ronald B ^a   Pouncy, Hillard ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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