What Do Johnson and Young Suggest Is a Problem with Research

question 4

Multiple Choice

What do Johnson and Young suggest is a problem with research that has focused largely on low-income Black fathers?

• A) This focus makes conclusions about Black fatherhood that is more to do with class experience, thus skewing out perception of the racial experience of Black fathers and families.
• B) This focus has shown a dramatic increase in the number of nonresidential fathers and single-mother Black home to the point that the research may be impacting individuals' actions.
• C) This focus has meant that White low-income fathers have been ignored.
• D) This research has not adequately examined this population.

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