Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. Misunderstood: The Significance of Race and Place in Understanding Black Fatherhood 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. Men with Children: The Changing Landscape of Urban Fatherhood 23
6. CHAPTER THREE. In and Out: The Poses and Per for mances of Black Fathers 49
7. CHAPTER FOUR. Something Between All and Nothing: Strategies for Keeping Hold of Family 81
8. CHAPTER FIVE. The Black Maternal Garden: Maternal Gatekeeping in the Context of Grand mothers and Community Mothers 120
9. CHAPTER SIX. A Woman’s World: Finding a Place in the Matriarchal Urban Village 170
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusion: Black Men as Family Men 214
11. Appendix: A Reflection on Methods 229
12. Notes 239
13. References 245
14. Index 253