Date of Award University or Center Clark Atlanta University(CAU)
School of Arts and Sciences The problems among young black males
stem from many areas such as lack of occupational opportunity,
low self-esteem, living in a violent environment, drugs, etc.
The root of the problem of black males may be the absence of the
father in the black family. This research examines the direct
relationship between the absence of the black father and the
problems of the young black male. The relationship between the
absent father and the problems of the young black male is
definitely a strong one. Black males need strong black fathers
as models in which to live their lives. They need them for their
self-esteem, because without them they are missing a part of
themselves. The absent black father tends to turn into a cycle
among black males. Young black males whose fathers were not
there for them tend not to be there for their children. This
research shows the relationship between the absent black father
and his black male chil