1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480805703321

Autore

Hattery Angela

Titolo

African American families [[electronic resource] /] / Angela J. Hattery, Earl Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-4522-2590-7

1-4522-6239-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithEarl <1946->

Disciplina

306.8508996073

Soggetti

African American families

African Americans - Social conditions - 1975-

African Americans - Economic conditions

Social problems - United States

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

United States Social conditions 1980-

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 (p. 349-370) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Brief Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 - African American Families: A Brief Introduction; 2 - African American Civil Society; 3 - Family Formation, Marriage Rates, and Cohabitation; 4 - Childbearing and Childrearing Patterns; 5 - Intimate Partner Violence; 6 - HIV and Other Social and Health Issues; 7 - Access to Opportunity; 8 - Welfare and Wealth; 9 - African American Males and the Incarceration Problem; 10 - Conclusion: Solutions to a Long-Standing Problem; Appendix A: Methods and Sample

Appendix B: Marital History for People 15 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2001Appendix C: International Infant Mortality Rates; Appendix D: Infant Mortality Rates for Mississippi Counties; Appendix E: HealthInsurance Coverage by Race; Appendix F: Costs for Medical Procedures Without Medical Insurance; Appendix G: Educational Attainment by Race and Sex for Americans Age 15 and Over; Appendix H: Employed Persons by Occupation, Race, Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex; Appendix I: Number of State, Federal, and



Privately Operated Correctional Facilities, 2000

Appendix J: Probability of IncarcerationAppendix K: Number of Sentenced Prisoners Under State or Federal Jurisdiction per 100,000 Residents, byGender, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age, 2003; Appendix L: Counties With 21% or More of Their Population Incarcerated; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides students with a systematic sociological study of contemporary life for families of African descent living in the United States.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968696703321

Titolo

Peacebuilding and rule of law in Africa : just peace? / / edited by Chandra Lekha Sriram, Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2010

ISBN

1-136-94875-9

1-282-89863-9

9786612898631

0-203-84849-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Security and Governance

Altri autori (Persone)

SriramChandra Lekha <1971->

Martin-OrtegaOlga

HermanJohanna

Disciplina

327.1/72096

Soggetti

Peace-building - Africa

Peacekeeping forces - Africa

Rule of law - Africa

War - Termination

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Promoting the rule of law: From liberal to institutional peacebuilding; Part I: General and cross-cutting issues; 2



Traditional justice as rule of law in Africa: An anthropological perspective; 3 The rule of law in liberal peacebuilding; 4 Rule of law, peacekeeping and the United Nations; 5 From constitutional protections to oversight mechanisms; Part II: Country experiences; 6 Rule of law programming in the DRC for the sake of justice and security

7 (Re)building the rule of law in Sierra Leone: Beyond the formal sector?8 Narrowing gaps in justice: Rule of law programming in Liberia; 9 Creating demand in Darfur: Circling the square; 10 The rule of law and the hidden politics of transitional justice in Rwanda; 11 Just peace?: Lessons learned and policy insights; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The promotion of the rule of law has become an increasingly important element of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, particularly in Africa, where there have been numerous internal armed conflicts and missions over the last decade.? This book explores the expanding international efforts to promote rule of law in countries emerging from violent conflict. With a focus on Africa, the authors critically examines the impact of these activities in relation to liberal peacebuilding, rule of law institutions, and the range of non-state providers of justice and security. They al