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Young Disadvantaged Men: Fathers, Families, Poverty, and Policy
Contributor(s): Smeeding, Timothy (Editor), Garfinkel, Irwin (Editor), Mincy, Ronald B. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1452205396     ISBN-13: 9781452205397
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE: $39.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - Fatherhood
- Social Science | Men's Studies
Dewey: 305.32
Series: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (0.85 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Masculine
- Topical - Family
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
By age 30, between 68 and 75 percent of young men in the United States, with only a high school degree or less, are fathers. This volume provides practical, policy-driven strategies to address the national epidemic of disadvantaged young fathers and the challenges they face in raising and supporting their children. National experts discuss the issues of immediate concern to those working to reconnect disengaged dads to their children and improve child and family economic and emotional well-being. Each chapter was presented at a working conference organized by Institute for Research on Poverty director, Tim Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison), in coordination with the Columbia University School of Social Work′s Center for Research on Fathers, Children, and Family Well-Being, directed by Ronald Mincy, and the Columbia Population Research Center, directed by Irwin Garfinkel. The conference brought together scholars, many in public policy, to examine strategies for reducing barriers to marriage and fathers′ involvement, designing child support and other public policies to encourage the involvement of fathers, and addressing fathers who have multiple child support responsibilities. This volume will appeal to researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners dedicated to improving the lives of low-income families and children.
 
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