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dc.contributor.authorDubowitz, H.
dc.contributor.authorLane, W.
dc.contributor.authorGeoffrey, L.G.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, T.K.
dc.contributor.authorLamb, M.E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T21:37:18Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T21:37:18Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33845646030&doi=10.1300%2fJ039v10n01_02&partnerID=40&md5=17ea3658e2ef89ba7a172d5eef242583
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10713/11889
dc.description.abstractWe were interested in how low-income African American fathers of 12-year-old children in families identified as high risk viewed their role as father. Four focus group discussions involving 19 fathers were conducted. We had four key questions: (1) what the men perceived as the children's needs, (2) how they met those needs, (3) what motivated them to be involved, and (4) what barriers they faced. The fathers emphasized the children's need for love and support, and were concerned about materialism, violence, and promiscuity as they struggled to instill "good" values. They described the challenges of raising children in dangerous environments, and concerns about their daughters and their sexuality. Some men found it difficult to be a parent figure without being the biological father or by not living with the child. Many of their views on parenting were similar to those reported elsewhere by white as well as middle class men. Implications for practitioners are included. Copyright 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHoward Dubowitz and Wendy Lane are affiliated with Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Geoffrey L. Greif is affiliated with School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Tina K. Jensen is affiliated with Norwegian Center for Violence & Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway. Michael E. Lamb is affiliated with Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. Address correspondence to: Geoffrey L. Greif, University of Maryland School of Social Work, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (E-mail: ggreif@ssw. umaryland.edu). This research was supported by Grant 90CA1401 from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1300/J039v10n01_02en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Family Social Work
dc.subjectAfrican Americanen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectFathersen_US
dc.subjectLow incomeen_US
dc.titleLow-income African American fathers' involvement in children's lives: Implications for practitionersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1300/J039v10n01_02
dc.identifier.ispublishedYes
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