Perceptions of Nonresident Father Involvement Among Low-Income Youth and Their Single Parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce A. Arditti ◽  
Sonia Molloy ◽  
Sara Spiers ◽  
Elizabeth I. Johnson

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha J. Cabrera ◽  
Rebecca M. Ryan ◽  
Stephanie J. Mitchell ◽  
Jacqueline D. Shannon ◽  
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert John Sawyer ◽  
Christi Mobley ◽  
Kathy Whitted ◽  
Emer D. Broadbent ◽  
Chrisann Schiro-Geist


Author(s):  
Erin Roby ◽  
Luciane R. Piccolo ◽  
Juliana Gutierrez ◽  
Nicole M. Kesoglides ◽  
Caroline D. Raak ◽  
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Author(s):  
Timothy Black ◽  
Sky Keyes

The norms and expectations of father involvement have changed rapidly within one to two generations. Socially and economically marginalized fathers are being exposed to these messages through popular culture and the media; in state welfare, child protection, and probation offices; in jails, prisons, and post-release programs; and in child support and family courts. Moreover, they are being told that it is up to them to make better choices, to get themselves together, and to be involved fathers. Based on life history interviews with 138 low-income fathers, Black and Keyes show that fathers have internalized these messages and sound determined. After all, there is social worth in fatherhood, hope for creating meaningful lives or new beginnings, the fantasy of leaving something of value behind in the world, and a stake in resisting stigmatizing labels like the deadbeat dad. Most will, however, fall short for several reasons: first, while the expectations for father involvement were increasing, state and economic support for low-income families was decreasing; second, vulnerable fathers often lack viable models to guide them; third, living in dangerous neighborhoods compromises fatherhood and leaves fathers at odds with dominant institutional narratives about being nurturing fathers; and fourth, the dark side of poverty, inscribed on bodies and minds, leaves some struggling with childhood traumas and unhealthy routines to mitigate or numb these painful developmental disruptions. Consequently, the authors assert that without transformative economic, political, and social change that would facilitate and support engaged and nurturing fatherhood, these fathers are being “set up.”



2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T Ellwood

This paper reveals that recent changes in social policy have included both sharp cutbacks in welfare for non-working families and dramatic increases in supports for low income working families. It explores the reasons for these changes, and documents how they have radically changed work incentives for some persons, notable single mothers. The result has been a large increase in work by low wage single parents. The paper concludes by examining several potential dangers of this new direction and explores the challenges that remain for the next century.





2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan D. Stewart ◽  
Chadwick L. Menning


2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shauna L. Rienks ◽  
Martha E. Wadsworth ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
Lindsey Einhorn ◽  
Erica Moran Etter


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