The Black Family Essays and Studies

by Staples, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780534552961
• ISBN10: 053455296X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-02
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

A diverse collection of readings on trends and issues surrounding the African American family. This book provides a combination of empirical research and scholarly essays on such diverse issues in the African American community as the Black male’s role, interracial relationships, poverty, AIDS, and the health status of Black women.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE CHANGING BLACK FAMILY

1. THE STUDY OF BLACK FAMILIES

The Tangle of Pathology

Sociocultural Factors in Black Family Transformation: Toward a Redefinition of Family Functions

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Myth of the Absent Family

Women and Slavery in the African Diaspora

PART II: THE DYAD 3. DATING AND SEXUAL PATTERNS

Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Sexual Risk Taking in Black Men and Women: Results from Two Empirical Studies

The Black Women's Relationship Project: A National Survey of Black Lesbians

4. GENDER ROLES

In a Community of Women: A Biographical Note

Extended Family Support Among Older Black Females

Black Male Masculinity and Same Sex Friendships

5. MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS

Single and Married: The Black Male's Acceptance of the Prince Charming Ideal

Coping: Stressors and Depression Among Middle Class African-American Men

6. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Separated Black Women: Do They Reconcile With Their Husbands? Black Men After Divorce: How Do They Cope? 7. BLACK AND WHITE RELATIONSHIPS

Interracial Relationships: A Convergence of Desire and Opportunity

The End of Africanity? The Biracial Assault on Blackness

PART III: THE FAMILY

8. THE MATERNAL ROLE

The Meaning of Motherhood in Black Culture

African-American Daughter-Mother Relations and Teenage Pregnancy: Two Faces of Premarital Teenage Pregnancy

Incarcerated Black Mothers and Their Children

9. THE PATERNAL ROLE

Other Fathers: An Alternative Perspective on African American Community Caring

To Be, or Not to Be There: Understanding the Gap Between Adolescent Paternal Aspirations and Performance

10. THE EXTENDED FAMILY

Grandmother Functions in Multigenerational Families

An Exploratory Study of Black Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants

Deep Structures of African-American Family Life:Female and Male Kin Networks

1. ADOLESCENCE AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

A Comparison of Trends in Living Arrangements for White and Black Youth

Sex and Class Differences in the Socialization Experiences of African American Youth

12. FAMILY VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence in Black American Families: The Role of Stress

African American Men who Batter: Treatment Considerations and Community Response

13. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES

Patterns of Change in the Postindustrial Black Family

World Without Work: Causes and Consequences of Black Male Joblessness

14. HEALTH ISSUES

Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in the African American Family: The Impact of Racism and Self Esteem

Social Correlates of Black Women's Health Status

PART IV: BLACK FAMILIES AND THE FUTURE

15. ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES

From Teenage Parenthood to Polygamy: Case Studies in Black Polygamous Family Formation

Sociocultural Facets of the Black Gay Male Experience

16. PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Racial Inequality, Welfare Reform and Black Families: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act

Social Inequality and Black Sexual Pathology: The Essential Relationship