From Teenage Parenthood to Polygamy: Case Studies in Black Polygamous Family Formation.

Scott, Joseph W.

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Publication Date: 1986

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From Teenage Parenthood to Polygamy: Case Studies in Black Polygamous Family Formation.

Scott, Joseph W.

Western Journal of Black Studies, v10 n4 p172-79 Win 1986

Case studies reveal the drift from teenage parenthood to polygamous relationships among young black women who "share" the father of their children with a woman to whom he is legally married. The drift into polygamous relations is described as a forced-choice and explained in terms of the Developmental Task Theory. (PS)

Descriptors: Blacks, Early Parenthood, Economic Factors, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Fathers, Interpersonal Relationship, One Parent Family, Unwed Mothers

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Language: English

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