Father-Child Interaction Patterns and Self-Esteem in Black Preschool Children.

Abstract

The components of the father-child interactional process, and the relationship of that process to the development of social competence in Black preschool children, have not been widely studied. Much research on Black families has attempted to justify Moynihan's (1965) belief that most Black families are matriarchal and implies that they are pathological in their functioning. The cultural deficit model has been used frequently to explain children's low school achievement and self-esteem.