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T ORY F NG RANSI T AT HE RI & COMPL X K N NE S E I T WORK N L OW - I NCOME COMMUNI S I T I E K EV IN R O Y , P H . D . D EPA RTM ENT O F F A M ILY S C IENC E U NIV ERSITY O F M A RYLA ND , C O LLEG E P A RK S C HO O L O F P UBLIC
Numb e rs o f c hildre n in tho usa nds So urc e : U.S. Ce nsus Bure a u, Curre nt Po pula tio n Surve y, 2011 Annua l So c ia l a nd E c o no mic Supple me nt I nte rne t Re le a se Da te : No ve mb e r 2011
BACK
GROUND
- E
ra o f rising ine q ua litie s, 1985-2010
- I
ne q ua lity in inc o me & re so urc e s, e mplo yme nt a nd e duc a tio na l a tta inme nt
- I
nc a rc e ra tio n a nd milita riza tio n
- I
mmig ra tio n
- “Glo c a l” e c o no mic shifts
- F
a mily life
Q UE
ST I ON
- Ho w do e s fa the ring o n
the ma rg ins o f fa milie s a nd wo rk sha pe the he a lth a nd we ll-b e ing
- f c hildre n, fa milie s,
a nd me n the mse lve s?
T
HE ORE T I CAL F RAME WORK
- L
ife c o urse (Gie le & E lde r, 1998)
- Ag e nc y
- L
- c a tio n in c o nte xt
- L
inke d live s
- Multiple rhythms o f time
- I
ndividua l
- Ge ne ra tio na l
- Co ho rt
ME
T HODS: SI T E S AND SAMPL E S
L ife Histo ry Studie s
- 150 lo w-inc o me fa the rs in 4 c o mmunity-b a se d pro je c ts
40 Afric a n Ame ric a n me n in a fa the ring pro g ra m in Chic a g o ; 40 inc a rc e ra te d me n in a wo rk re le a se c o rre c tio na l fa c ility in I ndia na ; 35 yo ung Afric a n Ame ric a n me n in a fa the ring pro g ra m in I ndia na po lis; 35 lo w-inc o me me n fro m c hild c a re pro g ra ms in Chic a g o .
Ra c e / e thnic ity
66% Afric a n Ame ric a n 20% E uro pe a n Ame ric a n 13% L a tino
Dive rsity in a g e
35%,18-24 yrs 36%, 25-35 yrs 29%, 36 yrs a nd o lde r
ME
T HODS: SI T E S AND SAMPL E S
E me rg ing Adultho o d Study
22 Afric a n Ame ric a n me n, Ba ltimo re GE D pro g ra m 19 Sa lva do ra n me n, L a ng le y Pa rk GE D pro g ra m
ME
T HODS
Appro a c h
Pro c e sse s, c o nte xts, a nd c o nstruc te d me a ning s; disc o ve ry (De nzin & L inc o ln, 1994)
Da ta c o lle c tio n
F ie ldwo rk a nd pa rtic ipa nt o b se rva tio n in c o mmunity-b a se d pro g ra ms Se mi-struc ture d re tro spe c tive pro to c o l b a se d o n the life histo ry c a le nda r me tho do lo g y
Ana lyse s
Gro unde d the o ry a ppro a c h with o pe n, a xia l, a nd se le c tive c o ding
F
AT HE RI NG AS NURT URANCE
- Nurture me a ns c a re —physic a l, e mo tio na l,
inte lle c tua l, spiritua l—g a ug e d b y o ne ’ s c o nduc t a nd the c o nse q ue nc e s fo r c hildre n’ s po sitive de ve lo pme nt. I t is re spo nsive to the diffe re nt ne e ds o f c hildre n a t diffe re nt a g e s. T hus nurture is no t a sta tic c o nc e ptio n. I t me a ns mo re tha n simply do ing ; it a lso me a ns the ma nne r in whic h thing s a re do ne , a nd the ir re sults fo r c hildre n. (Do wd 2000)
WE
L L-BE I NG OF F AT HE RS
- F
a the rho o d a s turning po int
- Pe rso na l de ve lo pme nt (Pa lko vitz, 2002)
- Ce ntra l g e ne ra tive e xpe rie nc e
- T
ra je c to ry/ ie s o ve r the life c o urse
- Ne g o tia tio n o f risk
- T
he se fa the rs a re the sa me b o ys a nd a do le sc e nts…
- Be ing a t risk AND b e ing a risk
WE
L L-BE I NG OF F AT HE RS
- So c ia liza tio n to c a re wo rk a t yo ung a g e is c ritic a l
- Adultific a tio n a s “ma n o f ho use ” (Ro y, Me ssina , Wa te rs, &
Smith, 2012; Burto n, 2007)
- Yo ung me n live in risk o f physic a l vio le nc e in the ir
c o mmunitie s
- Dise ng a g e me nt fro m risky b e ha vio r to pro te c t the mse lve s
a nd the ir c hildre n (Ro y, 2004)
- F
a the rs na vig a te b e twe e n ma instre a m a nd stre e t e xpe c ta tio ns
- Hyb rid ide ntity in fa the ring pro g ra ms(Ro y & Dyso n, 2010)
WE
L L-BE I NG OF F AT HE RS
- “Ne w fa the rho o d” se ts hig h e xpe c ta tio ns fo r
pro visio n
- Suppo rt fro m c lo se re la tio nships with the ir fa the rs (Ro y,
Ve se ly, F itzg e ra ld, Jo ne s, 2010)
- I
na b ility to pro vide c a n le a d to de pre ssio n, sha me a nd g uilt
- T
ra uma a nd lo ss, due to e xpo sure to vio le nc e a nd pe e r survivo rship (Smith & Ro y, 2012)
- Nurturing fa the rs c a n ma ke a me nds fo r mista ke s in
the pa st
- Se c o nd c ha nc e s a nd diffic ult pa st(Ma runa & Ro y, 2007; Ro y
& L uc a s, 2006)
- I
’ m g o ing to g e t [my da ug hte r] wha t she ne e ds. I f I c a n’ t g e t it, the n I ’ m hurt b e c a use I c a n’ t g e t so me thing fo r he r. I f I a in’ t g o t no wa y e lse , I ’ m g o ing b a c k to the b ric ks. T
- ta ke c a re o f mine .
Go t to do wha t I g o t to do fo r mine . Anything , b y a ny me a ns ne c e ssa ry, to do fo r mine . A ma n is
- ne who will take c are o f his o wn.
Bird, 20 yr o ld fa the r o f Ang e l (11 mo .)
K
I N WORK
- F
a the rs c a n pla y c e ntra l ro le s a s kinwo rke rs
- K
insc riptio n (Ro y & Burto n, 2007)
- Mo the rs he lp the ir a dult so ns to se c ure invo lve me nt
- Pa te rna l g ra ndmo the rs (Ro y, Dyso n, & Ja c kso n, 2009;
Ma dha va n & Ro y, 2011)
- Me n’ s re la tio nships with the ir o wn fa the rs diffe re d b y
c o ho rt
- Sta b ility, limina lity, & inq uiry (Ro y, 2006)
K
I N WORK
- Ha ving c hildre n b ring s unma rrie d pa re nts to g e the r
b ut le a ve s the m in a mb ig uo us re la tio nships
- Suspe nsio n (Ro y, Buc kmille r, & Mc Do we ll, 2008)
- Mo the r-fa the r re la tio nships a re stro ng e st pre dic to rs
- f fa the r e ng a g e me nt with c hildre n a c ro ss
ho use ho lds
- Multiple pa rtne r pa re nting
F
AMI L Y COMPL E XI T Y (ROY & WAL
L E R, 2012)
Dime nsion of c omple xity Common appr
- ac h
Qualitative insights Par e nting r e lationship
Sing le b io c hild All b io & no n b io c hildre n
Plac e
Ho use ho ld Multiple ho use ho lds
F amily
Nuc le a r E xte nde d kin, a ll unio ns
T ime
Po int in time Dyna mic ; lo ng itudina l & re tro spe c tive
C OMPL
E XI T Y L E ADS T O C HAL L E NGE S
- Whe re a re the se me n?
- Me tho do lo g ic a l limita tio ns
- Who a re the se me n?
- Co nc e ptua l limita tio ns
- L
a c k o f c o nte xt
- Sna p sho t o f me n’ s live s
- Sta tus a nd ste re o type s
ST
UDYI NG ST AT US? PROCE SS?
- Re side nc e a s sta tus
OR
- T
ra nsito ry fa the ring a s pro c e ss o ve r time
- Ma rg ina lize d sta tus
OR
- Ma rg ina liza tio n a s pro c e ss
- Ba d, sic k, o r injure d (Ric h, 2011)
[DE
BT S]
Re se a rc h suppo rt fro m the Na tio na l I nstitute fo r Child He a lth a nd Huma n De ve lo pme nt (Pro je c t No . 5 R03 HD 42074-2), the W.T . Gra nt F
- unda tio n, the Na tio na l
Po ve rty Ce nte r a t the Unive rsity o f Mic hig a n, the Unive rsity o f Ma ryla nd Ge ne ra l Re vie w Bo a rd, a nd the Purdue Re se a rc h F
- unda tio n.
I mpo ssib le witho ut Wa yne Sa lte r, Wa ldo Jo hnso n, Wa lla c e Mc L a ug hlin, a nd E a rl Jo hnso n, a nd so ma ny o the r fa the rho o d pra c titio ne rs a nd re se a rc he rs. And e a c h a nd e ve ry o f the 150 fa the rs who sha re d the ir live s with us.