The effects of biological fathers’ incarceration on adolescent children and the challenges of absentee biological fathers

In western cultures, invested in a discourse of heteronormativity, biological fathers are the ‘breadwinners’ of families, and mothers, the ‘caregivers’. In societies with this dominant discourse, the traditional family structures discourage fathers from being involved parents. However, criminologica...

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Authors: Londt, Marcel P. (Author) ; John-Langba, Johannes (Author) ; Kock, Martine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 145-158
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Absent fathers
Adolescents
Criminogenic effects
Family functioning
Fatherhood
Incarcerated father
Masculinity