Presentation Proposal Brittany Bell
Presentation Proposal Brittany Bell
Presentation Proposal Brittany Bell
University
Los Angeles
Method:
Phenomenological qualitative study
Virtual interviews with 12-15 Black male adults
Goal: Inform policies on paternal support, child welfare, and family counseling
Of the nearly 11 million of the single-parent families in America, ~80% headed by single
women (Coard, 2022)
Black men from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are 72% more likely to have children
with multiple partners (Umberson et al., 2015)
67% of Black fathers not living with kids visit them monthly, higher than Hispanic (59%) and
White (48%) fathers (CDCP, 2020)
Father involvement reduces boys' negative externalizing problems by about 25% (Leon et al.,
2016)
Employment ratio between Black and White communities is 5 to 3, impacting Black men's
ability to support families (Holden, 2019)
Statement of the Problem
Shift from traditional to less traditional family structures changing intergenerational
fatherhood patterns
1 in 10 men have children with multiple partners; 1 in 7 by age 40 (Furr, 1998)
40% of men with multiple children by different women have 4+ children (Lemmons &
Johnson, 2022)
Trend more prevalent among men with lower socioeconomic status (Lemmons &
Johnson, 2022)
Black men more likely to have children with multiple women (Guzzo & Hayford, 2020)