The parenting role of African-American fathers in the context of urban poverty

Journal of Children and Poverty

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-61

  Threlfall, Jennifer M ^a   Seay, Kristen D ^a   Kohl, Patricia L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

fathers; parenting; poverty; qualitative study; urban neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875812480     PISSN: 10796126     EISSN: 14699389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10796126.2013.764846     Document Type: Article

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