Resiliency in African-American Families [Paperback]

This volume takes an in-depth look at the family resources and coping mechanisms of African Americans. Organized in two sections, the book first examines African American families in a broader context, then moves on to relationships within families. Chapters cover topics such as: growing up and surviving in the inner city; the resilience of families in military and foreign environments, or when faced with a lack of prenatal care, or with single parenthood; healing forces in African American families; and a comparative study of mother-daughter interaction in African American and Asian American families.

This volume takes an in-depth look at the family resources and coping mechanisms of African Americans. Organized in two sections, the book first examines African American families in a broader context, then moves on to relationships within families. Chapters cover topics such as: growing up and surviving in the inner city; the resilience of families in military and foreign environments, or when faced with a lack of prenatal care, or with single parenthood; healing forces in African American families; and a comparative study of mother-daughter interaction in African American and Asian American families.

PART ONE: FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
Breaking the Silence - Alex Kotlowitz
Growing up in Today's Inner City
African-American Families - Harriet P McAdoo
Strength and Realities
Culture, Resiliency, and Mutual Psychological Development - Nancy P Genero
Indigenous Resources and Strategies of Resistance - Michael C Thornton
Informal Caregiving and Racial Socialization in Black Commmunities
Resiliency in African-American Families - Hamilton I McCubbin
Military Families in Foreign Environments
Housing and Neighborhood Satisfaction of Single-Parent Mothers and Grandmothers - Marylin L Cantwell and Dorothy I Jenkins