Examines the presence of father figures in the lives of African American, Caribbean black and non-Hispanic white American males until the age of 16; assesses the current socio-demographic factors of these men as adults; and explores whether these factors lead to variations in mental health outcomes.
Taylor,Robert Joseph (Author), Woodward,Amanda Toler (Author), Chatters,Linda M. (Author), Mattis,Jacqueline S. (Author), and Jackson,James S. (Author)
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
2011
Published:
Netherlands: Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Examines use of clergy for serious personal problems within a representative sample of US black Caribbean adults from the National Survey of American Life. Findings for black Caribbeans indicate similarities, as well as important departures from prior research on the correlates of clergy assistance among African Americans.
