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A new look at black families /

Charles Willie and Richard Reddick's A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society. Using a case study approach, Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-2022
Otros Autores: Reddick, Richard, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2009.
Edición:6th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conceptual approaches to the study of black families. Introduction ; Family life and social stratification
  • Analyses of black families by social class. Middle-class black families ; Working-class black families ; Low-income black families
  • Cases for and against black men and black women. The case for and against black males ; The myth of black matriarchy
  • Alternative pathways to success. Maternal mentoring models ; Paternal mentoring models ; Family goals and practices among same-gender parents ; The egalitarian family
  • Black families and the social system. Social and economic supports for black family life ; The complex and interesting family life of Barack Obama
  • Summary and conclusions.