Title: Failing Our Fathers: Confronting the Crisis of Economically Vulnerable Nonresident Fathers [Hardcover] Mincy, Ronald B.; Jethwani, Monique and Klempin, Serena
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0199371148
ISBN 13: 9780199371143
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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In Failing our Fathers, Ron Mincy and his colleagues present a more comprehensive picture of how these men face significant obstacles and explore unintended effects of policies designed to secure financial support for their children, the effectiveness of the few policies that have been designed to offer relief.

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Ronald B. Mincy, PhD, is the Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice at the Columbia University School of Social Work and Director of the Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being (CRFCFW). He is also a co-principal investigator of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Monique Jethwani-Keyser, PhD is a Lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW), where she is teaching Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Adolescent Development, and Clinical Practice Evaluation.Serena Klempin, MSW, is a Research Associate at the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. She was most recently a Research Associate at the Columbia University School of Social Work's Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being.

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