Black families [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Harriette Pipes McAdoo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910479960203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007
• ISBN: 1-4129-3637-3; 1-4522-6245-4; 1-322-30659-1
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): McAdooHarriette Pipes
• Disciplina: 305.8/96073; 306.8; 306.8508996073
• Soggetti: African American families; African Americans - Social conditions; Families - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Introduction; PART I: Historical Conceptualizations of Black Families; 1 - African American Families; 2 - The Nguzo Saba and the Black Family; 3 - Interpreting the African Heritage in African American Family Organization; PART II: Theoretical Conceptualizations of African American Families; 4 - Conceptualizations and Research of African American Family Life in the United States; 5 - African American Family Life; 6 - African American Education; PART III: Spirituality and Religion in Black Families; 7 - Religion in African American Families; 8 - Old-Time Religion9 - Sources of Racial Socialization; 10 - Death in the Family; PART IV: Family Patterns; 11 - African American Demographic Images; 12 - African American Female-Headed Households; PART V: Socialization Within African American Families; 14 - Parenting of Young Children in Black Families; 15 - The Roles of African American Fathers in the Socialization of Their Children; 16 - Family First, Then the World; 17 - Kin Keepers; 18 - Family Therapy; ; PART VI: African American Gender Relations; 19 - An Overview of Race and Marital Status; 20 - In Search of Love and Commitment; 21 - Practices and Attitudes Toward Contraception in the Black CommunityPART VII: Family Policies and Advocacy; 22 - A Portrait of Inequality; 23 - The Impact of Welfare Reform on Black Families; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Looking at the history and contemporary experiences of black families, this new edition examines the issue from religious socio-economic, legal and gender based perspectives and will be a useful reference for family, race, and ethnic studies.