What it means to be daddy : fatherhood for Black men living away from their children
Challenges stereotypes of negotiating parenthood within the context of poverty, live-away status, and black American manhood. This book features black live-away fathers who talk about their goals, walk us through their workplaces, allow us to meet their families and children, and enable us to view the world of parenthood through their eyes.
History
xi, 258 pages ; 24 cm
9780231115544, 9780231115551, 0231115547, 0231115555
45137693
Introduction: Fathers lives in context I. The World in which Fathers Live One: There's no such thing as a Good Black Father: "Standard of Fatherhood" Two: Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction: Creating a Context for Live-Away Fatherhood Three: "Times Are Just Going to Get Worse:" Fathers Chasing the American Dream II: Expectations of Others Four: "Just Be There For the Baby:" What Fathers Say Others Expect Five: "Black Men Can Do Better:" What Mothers Say Fathers Do for Their Children III: Live Away But Absent? Six: What Fathers Say They Do as Daddies Seven: Live-Away But Absent Eight: "Ain't Nothing Like Trying to be a Father and Trying to be a Man:" Barriers to being Daddy CONCLUSION: "Got to Make Fatherhood Work for us:" The Meaning of a Fatherhood for Black Men Who Do Not Live With Their Children Bibliography