Fathering at the Margins of Society: Reflections from Young, Minority, Crime-Involved Fathers

Autor/inn/en	Wilkinson, Deanna L.; Magora, Amanda; Garcia, Marie; Khurana, Atika
Titel	Fathering at the Margins of Society: Reflections from Young, Minority, Crime-Involved Fathers
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 30 (2009) 7, S.945-967 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X09332354
Schlagwörter	Human Capital; Crime; Fathers; Puerto Ricans; Minority Groups; Youth; Criminals; Expectation; Child Rearing; Role; Parenting Styles; Disadvantaged; Developmental Stages; Age Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Low Income Groups; Urban Areas; Racial Differences; At Risk Persons; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Straftäter; Expectancy; Erwartung; Kindererziehung; Rollen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rassenunterschied; Risikogruppe
Abstract	This study aims to broaden researchers' understanding of fatherhood by focusing on an understudied population of young, urban, minority, crime-involved fathers. Using 115 qualitative life history interviews, the authors examine fatherhood expectations, role participation, and ideals. Study fathers described very similar ideals for being fathers (e.g., providing financial resources, caring, basic needs, spending time together, and being a role model) as have been reported by less disadvantaged men. Aspects of the father's life-course trajectory and ecological niche were important for understanding individual differences in fathering behaviors. Consistent with life-course principles, those fathers with fewer developmental assets were more likely to be uninvolved. Specifically, we found that being young, Puerto Rican, detached from the child's mother, low in human capital, and involved in crime were associated with being absent. The findings suggest that young fathers experiencing cumulative disadvantage face multiple challenges that inhibit their ability to reach their fatherhood expectations. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10