Boys without fathers is very relevant today. The role of the father is an essential role within a family unit. In 2010 there was approximately 2 million American children within their fathers’ due to incarceration (Pettit, Western, 2010). According to the study “The impact of fathers’ absence in African American adolescent’s gender role development”, boys who has their father presented in the home has a higher perception of being masculinist then feminine; however fatherless boys perceived themselves lower in the masculinity (Mandarah, Murray, Joyner, 2005). The African American boys don’t stand a chance without any type of assistance from the American people. More and more our young African American adolescent boys are following the footsteps
