Fairview Satellite: Long Distance Dads: How to Be a Father When You Don't Live with Your Children
According to U.S. Census data, more than a quarter of the 121 million-plus men in the United States are biological fathers of at least one child under the age of 18. Less than 6% are "solo dads," meaning most children have the presence of a mother-figure in their lives. Yet over 20% of U.S. men are "absent dads," having little or no contact in the lives of their children. But does not being present routinely in a child's life mean a father can't be present at all? JES Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Parris Baker has studied fatherhood for decades, and, here, turns his attention to "long-distance dads," to explore ways men can be meaningfully present even when they do not live with their children.
Location: Lincoln Community Center Library – 1255 Manchester Road, Erie, PA 16505
Date/Time: Monday, March 31, 6-7:30PM
Admission: FREE
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Parris J. Baker, PhD., MSSA, Associate Professor and Director, Social Work, Mortuary Science, and Gerontology Programs, Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work, Gannon University. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in social work from Gannon University, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, respectively. In 2011, Dr. Baker became the first African American tenured professor at Gannon University. He most recently became a Jefferson Education Society Scholar-In-Residence and Harry T. Burleigh and Beyond Fellow.
