African American Families Today - Myths and Realities

Informationen zum Autor By Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith Klappentext From teen pregnancy to athletics, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show the realities. As the book shows, racial inequality persists-we're clearly not in a "postracial" society. Zusammenfassung From teen pregnancy to athletics, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show the realities. As the book shows, racial inequality persists—we’re clearly not in a “postracial” society. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1: Marriage and Divorce: Why are all the Black men marrying White women?2: Raising Children: Do Blacks use corporal punishment more than Whites? 3: Transition to Adulthood: Why not have a baby I have nothing else to do with my life4: Intimate Partner Violence: The Dirty Little Secret5: Education: What about affirmative action? Where are the guaranteed seats for White students? 6: Sports: The Ticket Out of the Ghetto?7: Poverty and Wealth: Look at Oprah, Obama and Jay-Z, the playing field must be level8: Incarceration: Blacks commit more crime than Whites 9: Health, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease: Why is there a MacDonald's on every Martin Luther King Drive in every U.S. city?10: Politics: Will African Americans now dominate government like they do the NBA?11: What Can be Done?: A challenge to lawmakersEpilogueRecommended Readings and FilmsAbout the Authors

Product details

• Authors: Angela J Hattery, Angela J. Hattery, Angela J. Smith Hattery, Hattery Angela J., Earl Smith, Earl Hattery Smith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781442213975
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1397-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Sociology: family & relationships, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Sociology: family and relationships, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General