A new look at black families / Chuck V. Willie and Richard J. Reddick.
Charles Willie and Richard Reddick's A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society. Using a case study approach, Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Conceptual approaches to the study of black families. Introduction ; Family life and social stratification
- Analyses of black families by social class. Middle-class black families ; Working-class black families ; Low-income black families
- Cases for and against black men and black women. The case for and against black males ; The myth of black matriarchy
- Alternative pathways to success. Maternal mentoring models ; Paternal mentoring models ; Family goals and practices among same-gender parents ; The egalitarian family
- Black families and the social system. Social and economic supports for black family life ; The complex and interesting family life of Barack Obama
- Summary and conclusions.