Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City
Book by Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson
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Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as “deadbeat dads.”... Google Books
Originally published: 2013
Authors: Timothy J. Nelson and Kathryn Edin
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Drawing on years of fieldwork, Doing the Best I Can shows how mammoth economic and cultural changes have transformed the meaning of fatherhood among the urban ...
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Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly—without planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging ...
Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly-without planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging ...
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Jul 1, 2013 · It's an essential book, based on interviews with 110 African American and white unmarried fathers who live in economically battered communities ...
Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly—without planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging ...
What brings inner city couples like Amin and Antoinette together in the first place? How well do they usually know each other before becoming pregnant? Is it ...
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An insightful highly important book: "Doing The Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City" examines poor urban fatherhood in the areas of low income and ...
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Posted: Jun 12, 2014
Posted: Jun 12, 2014
Aug 15, 2014 · Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly?without planning. The authors chronicle the high ...
While this book is a must-read for scholars interested in understanding the difficulties fathers residing in poor urban areas face, it is not void of weakness.