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Title: Who are the Young Absent Fathers?
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Lerman, Robert I. |
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Who are the Young Absent Fathers? Youth and Society 18,1 (September 1986): 3-27. Also: http://yas.sagepub.com/content/18/1/3 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Children; Fathers, Influence; Hispanics; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Characteristics of young absent fathers in the United States are investigated using data from the NLSY (number of cases = 12,686 individuals aged 14-21 in 1979); follow-up interviews were conducted with 90% of the initial sample each year from 1980 to 1985. Tabulations of the data reveal that 1 in 3 young fathers live apart from at least 1 of their children. Although most absent fathers are white, young black males are more likely to become absent fathers than are whites or Hispanics. Of young black fathers, 70% are absent, and their absence or presence does not necessarily correspond with their marital status. Absent fathers, particularly whites and Hispanics, grew up in lower-income families than did other youth, and had less favorable employment and educational backgrounds. Directions for future research are discussed. [Sociological Abstracts, Inc.] |
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Lerman, Robert I. "Who are the Young Absent Fathers?" Youth and Society 18,1 (September 1986): 3-27.
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