| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Trends in themes of African American family research: 1939-1989 / Lenwood G. Davis -- Changes in black family structure: The conflict between family ideology and structural conditions / Robert Staples -- The myth of the absent family / Eugene D. Genovese -- Women and slavery in the African diaspora: A cross-cultural approach to historical analysis / Rosalyn Terborg-Penn -- The paper trail: A historical exploration of the black family / Barnetta McGhee White -- Anita Hill, sexual harassment, and gender politics in the black community / Robert Staples -- Socio-historical study of African American adolescent females' sexuality: Timing of first coitus, 1950s through 1980s / Velma McBride Murry -- The black women's relationships project: A national survey of black lesbians / Vickie M. Mays and Susan D. Cochran -- Extended family support among older black females / Charlotte Perry -- Black male masuculinity and same sex friendships / Shanette M. Harris -- The black male: Searching beyond stereotypes / Manning Marable -- The black male's acceptance of the Prince Charming ideal / Clyde W. Franklin II and Walter Pillow -- Black spouse abuse: A focus on relational factors and intervention strategies / Odell Uzzell and Wilma Peebles-Wilkins -- The relative educational attainment and occupational prestige of black spouses and life satisfaction / Anne Creighton-Zollar and J. Sherwood Williams -- Family life satisfaction of African-American men: The importance of socio-demographic characteristics / Ron Stewart -- Determinants of social psychological well-being: The impact of race and employment status on married women in the United States / Norma J. Burgess -- Interracial relationships: A convergence of desire and opportunity / Robert Staples -- Black/White interracial marriages: A brief overview of U.S. Census data, 1980-1987 / Clarence Spigner -- A description of the fathering experience among black fathers / Barbara L. Hyde and Margaret Texidor -- The meaning of motherhood in black culture / Patricia Hill Collins -- Race, ethnicity, and child maltreatment: An analysis of cases recognized and reported by hospitals / Robert L. Hampton -- Low birth weight and infant mortality in the African American family: The impact of racism and self-esteem / Nanny L. Green -- Grandmother functions in multigenerational families: An exploratory study of black adolescent mothers and their infants / Sr. Mary Jean Flaherty, Lorna Facteau, and Patricia Garver -- Deep structures of African American family life: Female and male kin networks / Joseph W. Scott and Albert Black -- Black youth in crisis / Ronald L. Taylor -- Early parenthood among low-income adolescent girls / Lorraine P. Mayfield -- Poverty: Not for women only - A critique of the "Feminization of poverty" / Alliance against women's oppression -- The political economy of black family life / Robert Staples -- Substance abuse and the black family crisis: An overview / Robert Staples -- A perspective on AIDS: A catastrophic disease but a symptom of deeper problems in the black community / Andrew D. McBride -- The health status of black women: A historical perspective and current trends / Erma J. Lawson -- From teenage parenthood to polygamy: Case studies in black polygamous family formation / Joseph W. Scott -- Sociocultural facets of the black gay male experinece / Susan D. Cochran and Vickie M. Mays -- Disadvantaged women and their childran / United States Commission on Civil Rights -- Social policies, black males, and black families / Bogart R. Leashore -- Social inequality and black sexual pathology: The essential relationship / Robert Staples. |
| Subject |
African American families.
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African American families. |
| ISBN |
0534217621 acid-free paper |
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