African American families / / Angela J. Hattery, Earl Smith

• Autore: Hattery Angela
• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, : Sage Publications, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 385 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.85089/96073
• Soggetto topico: African American families; African Americans - Social conditions - 1975-; African Americans - Economic conditions; Social problems - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations; United States Social conditions 1980-
• Altri autori: SmithEarl <1946->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: African American families
• ISBN: 1-4833-1688-2; 1-4522-2590-7; 1-4522-6239-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815649203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II