One-Third of a Nation : African American Perspectives

by Morris, Lorenzo; Bailey, Ura Jean Oyemade

• ISBN13: 9780882581705
• ISBN10: 0882581708
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Howard Univ Pr

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Race Relations
One-Third of a Nation: "Race and Racism"	p. 1
Beyond Moral Bankruptcy: Some Economic Costs of American Racism	p. 9
The Language of Race in Public Policy	p. 33
African American Family Life
Overview and Recommendations	p. 65
Challenges Facing African American Families at the Dawn of a New Century	p. 71
Race, Class, and Culture: Common Pitfalls in Research on African American Families	p. 99
Whatever Tomorrow Brings: African American Families and Government Social Policy	p. 125
Child Care Policies and Young African American Children	p. 145
The Role of Organized Religion
Overview and Recommendations	p. 155
The African American Churches: In History and Context	p. 165
Ministry to Women: Hearing and Empowering "Poor" Black Women	p. 187
Reclaiming the Souls of Black Men Folk: The Mission of African American Religious Institutions	p. 211
The Black Church as a Resource for the Twenty-First Century	p. 225
Education, Science, and Technology
Overview and Recommendations	p. 245
Education Policy Crosscurrents Since 1983	p. 253
Testing Testing: Assessment, Standardized Tests, and the Educational Process among African American Students	p. 289
New Teacher Assessments: Palliative or Panacea for Minority Performance?	p. 315
African Americans, Education, and Science: Recent Findings and Policy Implications	p. 339
Black College Students: Achievement, Social Integration, and Aspirations	p. 363
Agenda for Excellence and Equity	p. 381
The Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with Respect to Public Policy Research	p. 435
Media, Communications, and Culture
Overview and Recommendations	p. 447
African American and the Information Age: Life in the Pay-Per Society	p. 455
Independent African American Cinema: The Creation of an Alternative Cultural Infrastructure	p. 491
One-Third of a Nation: One Hundred Percent Ourselves	p. 507
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