Boys in Fatherless Families

CONTENTS:Introductory CommentFocus of ReviewThe Core Group of StudiesDefining Father AbsenceJuvenile DelinquencyProblems of Differential TreatmentAre They Really Overrepresented?Connection Between Father Absence and Juvenile DelinquencyFamily FactorsIndividual Psychological FactorsCommunity FactorsTo Sum upIntellectual and Psychosocial FunctioningSchool AchievementSES ControlsTypes of Father AbsenceMasculine IdentityControls and ReplicationsMeasures EmployedLong-term PrognosisMental Illness and Marital InstabilityRecurrent Findings and QuestionsSome Conclusions. Implications, and QuestionsRecurrent Themes and DifferentiationsFathers. Present and AbsentResearch ConsiderationsThe FamilyUn-familiesContext and PerspectiveMisleading Research ModelsThe Type III ErrorSome Practical ImplicationsPrograms for all BoysSupports for the One-parent MotherMore Men in Their LivesPublic Attitudes and Information?Prevention?ReferencesSudia, Cecelia E. is the author of 'Boys in Fatherless Families' with ISBN 9781410216953 and ISBN 1410216950.