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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815649203321

Autore

Hattery Angela

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-4833-1688-2

1-4522-2590-7

1-4522-6239-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 385 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

United States Race relations

United States Social conditions 1980-2020

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.