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Race/Ethnic Differences in Father Involvement in Two-Parent Families

Culture, Context, or Economy?

University of Maryland

This article examines the contribution of economic circumstances, neighborhood context, and cultural factors to explaining race/ethnic differences in fathering in two-parent families. Data come from the 1997 Child Development Supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a nationally representative sample of children younger than age 13. Black children’s fathers exhibit less warmth but monitor their children more, Hispanic fathers monitor their children less, and both minority groups exhibit more responsibility for child rearing than White fathers. Economic circumstances contribute to differences in paternal engagement and control, and neighborhood factors contribute to differences in warmth and responsibility. Cultural factors, such as intergenerational fathering and gender-role attitudes, contribute to explaining differences from Whites in control and responsibility on the part of both Blacks and Hispanics.

Key Words: fathers • parenting • race • ethnicity

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 24, No. 2, 185-216 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02250087


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