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Zusatztext For years, it has been within the University of Chicago sociological tradition to study factors influencing the development and transformation of immigrant and migrant families. This volume, developed and written by a former faculty member of that institution, illustrates the best of that tradition applied to African-American families." -Contemporary Psychology Informationen zum Autor Donna L. Franklin is a nationally recognized scholar specializing in African-American families. She has held academic appointments at USC, Smith College and the University of Chicago. She is the past national Co-Chair of the Council on Contemporary Families.Angela D. James is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Klappentext There is a crisis today in the American family, and this crisis has been particularly severe in the African American community. Black women and men are more likely than ever to remain single, and as a result, a staggering number of African-American children are growing up in households that do not include their biological fathers. In this revised edition of an award winning book, Donna L. Franklin and co-author Angela D. James expand and update the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition to understand African American family patterns. The result is a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understanding of the continuing plight of African American families. Zusammenfassung In this revised edition of an award winning book, Donna L. Franklin and co-author Angela D. James expand and update the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition. African American family patterns are examined with a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understandings of the plight of African American families. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Revised Edition Forward to the Hardcover Edition Introduction Part I Chapter One: Slavery: A Reexamination of Its Impact Chapter Two: Sharecropping and the Rural Proletariat Chapter Three: The African American Family in the Maternalistic Era Chapter Four: The Arduous Transition to the Industrial North Part II Chapter Five: World War II and Its Aftermath Chapter Six: The Calm before the Storm Chapter Seven: The "Matriarchal " Black Family under Siege Chapter Eight: Family Composition and the "Underclass " Debate Chapter Nine: Black Marriage Patterns: Representations and Realities Chapter Ten: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Go from Here? Notes Index ...
