Research Page

The mission of ReEngage, Inc. is to transform males into men through training, empowerment, and support to restore our communities and to break the cycle of absentee fathers.

Since becoming interested and involved in responsible fatherhood, children from fatherless homes, and healthy families I have compiled and read a great deal of research on these subjects. It took a lot of effort to pull all of the data and research together from various places. For those who are interested I have provided some of the voluminous research I have located. I have separated them into 6 categories. If you find this research helpful and informative please consider donating to our cause and help support families and children.

• Fathers
• Crime
• Economics
• Education
• Marriage
• Welfare System

Fathers

• Child Well-Being and Noncustodial Fathers – Congressional Research Service
• A Demographic Genealogical Analysis of Poor, Urban Black Men’s Conjugal, Family and Parenting Relationships – Petrice Sams-Abiodun & Laura Ann Sanchez
• Summary of Research and Reference List for Website: – Sarah Stuchell & Ruth Houston Barrett
• The Meaning of Fatherhood for Men – Frank Mott, Ohio State University
• Fathers of Children Born to Young Urban Mothers – Readings on Men
• Trends in Fatherhood – The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
• Turning the Corner – Morehouse Conference

Crime

• Impact Of Absent Father-Figures on Male Subjects and the Correlation to Juvenile Delinquency: Findings and Implications – Jennifer Flood Eastin

Economic

• The Hundred Billion Dollar Man – The Annual Public Costs of Absent Fathers – Steven Nock & Chris Einolf
• The Other Marriage Penalty – Alex Roberts & David Blankenhorn
• A Secular, National and Regional Analysis of the Impact of
  Labor Market Discrimination on African American Socio-economic Development – 1870-2000– Dr. Linwood Tauheed

Education

• Essential Tools: Increasing Rates of School Completion
• Kansas City Drop Out Prevention Report 2009

Marriage

• The Origins of the African American Family Structure – Steven Ruggles
• The Future of Marrriage and Family in Black America – Lynda Dickson
• Social Structure and Black Family Life – Robert Staples
• Black Male Female Relationships – Osei-Mensah Aborampah
• Men Who Father Children With More Than One Woman – Cassandra Logan, Ph.D., Jennifer Manlove, Ph.D., Erum Ikramullah,
  & Sarah Cottingham
• Fragile Families – Sara McLanahan & Kathy Edin
• Why Marriage Matters – Institute for American Values
• A Scientific Reveiw of Abstinence & Abstinence Programs
• The Implications of Multiple Partner Fertility for Efforts to Promote Marriage in Programs Serving Low-Income Mothers and Fathers – Paula Roberts
• Five Types of African American Marriages – William D. Allen & David H. Olson
• Marriage and the Well-Being of African American Boys – Linda Malone-Colon & Alex Roberts
• Then Comes Marriage: Religion, Race, and Marriage in Urban America – W. Bradford Wilcox
• Responding to the Black Marriage Crisis: A New Vision for Change – Linda Malone-Colon
• Marriage, Divorce, Childbirth, and Living Arrangements among African American or Black Populations

Welfare

• A Brief History of Public Housing – JA Stoloff
• The American Welfare System and Family Structure: A Historical Perspective – Carolyn M. Moehling
• Welfare Reform, Family Structure, and Children’s Living Arrangements – Hilary W. Hoynes

While there has been no shortage of research on these subjects I have only provided a few studies on this website. I would encourage everyone to continue searching for as much information as you can find to get a full understanding of the enormous challenges that we face.