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Publication Date: 1974
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Adult Male Absence and the Self-Attitudes of Black Children
Rubin, Roger H.
Child Study Journal, 4, 1, 33-46, 74
The frequent absence of adult males from the households of lowerclass blacks reportedly results in boys perceiving themselves as less worthwhile persons than boys who live with adult males or girls. Support was not found for this hypothesis in a Philadelphia study of 280 black, preadolescents which used self-attitude measures. (CS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Fatherless Family, Lower Class, Males, Racial Differences, Self Concept, Sex Differences
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