| Description |
1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 17 |
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Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 17.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction and overview / Dorothy Smith-Ruiz -- 2. Collateral damage : the impact of the incarceration of African American men on the mothers and children they leave behind / Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery -- 3. Examining fatherhood within the Black family / Jeffrey Shears, Joshua Kirven and Sharon Cook -- 4. Grandparent caregiving in the context of a natural disaster / Priscilla A. Gibson -- 5. Mental and physical health disparities and older African Americans / Martha R. Crowther, Cassandra D. Ford, and Latrice Vinson -- 6. The school-to-postsecondary pipeline : proposing proactive measures for African American youth's educational success / Chance W. Lewis, Marcia J. Watson, and Tonya J. Rose -- 7. Family matters : the role of familial support in the success of African American female STEM majors / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Ashley Dawn Parker, Elizabeth Stearns, Melissa Dancey, and Stephanie Moller -- 8. Home is where the wealth is : African Americans and the housing debacle / Sherri Lawson Clark -- 9. Brew city bellwether : the changing landscape of the Black family in Milwaukee / Robert S. Smith and William I. Tchakirides -- 10. The at-opportunity policy agenda : the Charlotte, North Carolina region : black families, education, economics and philanthropy / Patrick C. Graham -- 11. "You must learn" : how racial and ethnic socialization affirms black identity among black Americans and West Indians / Anthony D. Greene -- 12. Black families today : the genius of Dr. Charles V. Willie / Dorothy Smith-Ruiz -- 13. Epilogue : the future of African American families / Dorothy Smith-Ruiz |
| Summary |
"For decades the black community has been perceived, both in the United States and around the world, as one which thinks alike, acts alike and lives alike -- in poor and downtrodden environments. Following the persistent effects of the great recession and the American elections of 2008, now more than ever the political and socio-economic state of America is crying out for this deficient and prejudiced conception to be dispelled. Focusing primarily on black families in America, Contemporary African American Families updates empirical research by addressing various aspects including family formation, schooling, health and parenting. Exploring a wide class spectrum among African American families, this text also modernizes and subverts much of the research resulting from Moynihan's 1965 report, which arguably misunderstood the lived experiences of black people during the movement from slavery to freedom in a Jim Crow society. A timely subversion of the myth that America is successfully in a post-racial era, this new anthology on the Black Family in America will appeal to advanced undergraduate students and research scholars interested in black studies, Africana studies, women and gender studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, criminal justice, education, psychology, public policy, healthy policy and social work"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Čubrilović Familie : 19. Jh.- gnd |
| Subject |
African American families -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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African American families -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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African American families -- Social conditions
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Race relations
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Schwarze
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith-Ruiz, Dorothy, editor.
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Watson, Marcia, editor.
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Clark, Sherri Lawson, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317200567 |
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131720056X |
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9781315561172 |
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1315561174 |
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