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African American families /

"Bravo to the authors! They have done an excellent job addressing the issues that are critical to community members, policy makers and interventionists concerned with Black families in the context of our nation."--Michael C. Lambert, University of Missouri, Colombia "African American...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hattery, Angela
Other Authors: Smith, Earl, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, ©2007.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • African American families : a brief introduction
  • African American civil society : issues, approaches, demography, and theory
  • Family formation, marriage rates, and cohabitation
  • Childbearing and childrearing patterns
  • Intimate partner violence
  • HIV and other social and health issues
  • Access to opportunity : educational attainment and occupational segregation
  • Welfare and wealth
  • African American males and the incarceration problem : not just confined to prison
  • Conclusion : Solutions to a long-standing problem : race, class, and patriarchy in the 21st century.