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Publication Date: 2004-Feb
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Nonresident Father Involvement
King, Valarie; Harris, Kathleen Mullan; Heard, Holly E.
Journal of Marriage and Family, v66 n1 p1-21 Feb 2004
This study is the first to examine racial and ethnic diversity in nonresident father involvement for multiple domains of father involvement. Data come from a sample of 5,377 adolescents with nonresident fathers in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Add Health. In addition to contact, we explore more intensive types of involvement and qualities of the father/child relationship that tap key dimensions of social capital found to be especially important in promoting child wellbeing. We find racial/ethnic differences for many aspects of father involvement, some of which can be explained by structural differences, especially father's education and nonmarital childbearing. Our findings suggest that White youth with less educated fathers experience the greatest loss of social capital by living apart from their fathers.
Descriptors: Social Capital, Fathers, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Well Being, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Fatherless Family
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