Family Life in Black America [Paperback]

Most studies of Black families have had a `problem focus', offering a narrow view of important issues such as out-of-wedlock births, single-parent families and childhood poverty. Family Life in Black America moves away from this negative perspective and instead deals with a wide range of issues including sexuality, procreation, infancy, adulthood, adolescence, cohabitation, parenting, grandparenting and ageing. A fresh aspect of this book is the amount of diversity it reveals within black families and the forces that shape, limit and enhance them.Most studies of Black families have had a `problem focus', offering a narrow view of important issues such as out-of-wedlock births, single-parent families and childhood poverty. Family Life in Black America moves away from this negative perspective and instead deals with a wide range of issues including sexuality, procreation, infancy, adulthood, adolescence, cohabitation, parenting, grandparenting and ageing. A fresh aspect of this book is the amount of diversity it reveals within black families and the forces that shape, limit and enhance them.Foreword - Andrew Billingsley
Introduction - Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M Chatters and James S Jackson
Recent Demographic Trends in African American Family Structure - Robert Joseph Taylor et al
The Effects of Mate Availability on Marriage among Black Americans - K Jill Kiecolt and Mark A Fossett
A Contextual Analysis
Gender, Age and Marital Status as Related to Romantic Involvement among African American Singles - M Belinda Tucker and Robert Joseph Taylor
Life Stress and Psychological Well-Being among Married and Unmarried Blacks - Verna M Keith
Religious Involvement and the Subjective Quality of Family Life among African Americans - Christopher G Ellison
Multiple Familial-Worker Role Strain and Psychological Well-Being - Ruby L Beale
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