Men Do Matter: Ethnographic Insights on the Socially Supportive Role of the African American Uncle in the Lives of Inner-City African American Male Youth

Autor/in	Richardson, Joseph B., Jr.
Titel	Men Do Matter: Ethnographic Insights on the Socially Supportive Role of the African American Uncle in the Lives of Inner-City African American Male Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 30 (2009) 8, S.1041-1069 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X08330930
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; African Americans; Family Relationship; Social Support Groups; One Parent Family; Poverty; Urban Areas; Delinquency; Family Structure; Adolescents; Social Problems; Violence; Fatherless Family; Social Capital; Males; Fathers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Armut; Urban area; Stadtregion; Kriminalität; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Gewalt; Sozialkapital; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	This article examines the role of the African American uncle as a vital yet overlooked form of social support and social capital in the lives of adolescent African American male sons living in single-female-headed households. Research rarely examines the affective roles and functions of men in Black families; moreover, poor urban Black male youth are typically portrayed as a monolithic and homogeneous group who lack positive relationships with their biological fathers. The absence of these relationships has been correlated to numerous social problems for Black male youth--specifically, delinquency and violent behavior. Although much of the work on African American fatherhood has focused on the role of the biological father (and, to some extent, the stepfather), minimal attention has been given to men within extended familial networks and their impact on successful adolescent development among young African American males. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10