Minority Families in the United States : A Multicultural Perspective

by Taylor, Ronald L.

• ISBN13: 9780132695640
• ISBN10: 0132695642
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For courses in Sociology of the Family, Minority Families, Family Development, and Ethnic Families. Written by scholars who share an identity with the minority families they write about, this collection of essays offers a detailed description and analysis of the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped the structure and the role of social class and gender dynamics of the four dominant minority groups African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American and their sub-populations in the United States.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix	(2)
Preface	xi
Minority Families in America: An Introduction	1	(16)
Ronald L. Taylor
Minority Families and the "New Darwinism"	3	(3)
Minority Families and the Structure of Inequality	6	(3)
Minority Families and the Theory of Intrinsic Difference	9	(3)
Organization and Focus	12	(5)
PART I AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES	17	(58)
Chapter 1 Black American Families	19	(27)
Ronald L. Taylor
Black Family Life in Historical Perspective	22	(2)
Contemporary Black Family Patterns	24	(8)
Living Arrangements of Children and Youth	32	(2)
Family Structure and Family Dynamics	34	(3)
Black Families and Social Change	37	(9)
Chapter 2 West Indian Families in the United States	46	(14)
Robert E. Millette
Introduction	46	(1)
Data Collected	46	(1)
West Indian Migration	47	(1)
Household and Family	48	(1)
Social Arrangements	49	(1)
Sexual Exclusivity	50	(1)
The Impact of Migration	51	(1)
The Maintainers	52	(2)
The Social Isolates	54	(1)
The Strivers	55	(1)
Conclusion	56	(4)
Chapter 3 Headquarters and Subsidiaries: Haitian Immigrant Family Households in New York City	60	(15)
Michel S. Laguerre
Phases of Haitian Mass Immigration into the United States	61	(2)
The Sending Family Household as a Headquarters-Firm	63	(2)
The Immigrant Family Household as a Subsidiary Firm	65	(2)
The Model	67	(5)
Conclusion	72	(3)
PART II HISPANIC AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES	75	(50)
Chapter 4 Adaptation and Continuity in Mexican-Origin Families	77	(18)
Maxine Baca Zinn
Mexican Family History in the Southwest	79	(3)
Old and New Perspectives	82	(1)
Selected Patterns and Trends	83	(2)
Family Structure and Family Dynamics	85	(4)
United States Social Trends and the Future of Family Life Among the Mexican-Origin Population	89	(6)
Chapter 5 The Puerto Rican Family	95	(13)
Hector Carrasquillo
The Traditional Puerto Rican Family	96	(3)
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family in the United States	99	(6)
Conclusion	105	(3)
Chapter 6 Cuban American Families	108	(17)
Lisandro Perez
The Cuban Family in the Early Communities	108	(2)
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 and Cuban Migration to the United States	110	(2)
Characteristics of Cubans and Cuban Families in the United States	112	(4)
The Family and the Cuban Success Story	116	(3)
Marital Instability	119	(1)
Acculturation, the New Generation, and Social Change	120	(1)
Conclusion	121	(4)
PART III ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES	125	(99)
Chapter 7 Chinese American Families	128	(31)
Evelyn Nakano Glenn
Stacey G. H. Yap
Historical Background	130	(15)
Contemporary Trends	145	(7)
Conclusions: Revisioning the Chinese American Family	152	(7)
Chapter 8 Japanese American Families	159	(17)
Dana Y. Takagi
Cultural versus Critical Perspectives on Japanese American Families	160	(3)
Historical Development of the Japanese American Family	163	(6)
Contemporary Japanese American Families	169	(3)
Conclusions	172	(4)
Chapter 9 Vietnamese Families	176	(13)
Nazli Kibria
The Vietnamese Exodus	176	(2)
Demographic Trends	178	(3)
Households and Extended Family	181	(1)
Family Roles and Authority	182	(3)
Conclusions	185	(4)
Chapter 10 Korean American Families	189	(19)
Pyong Gap Min
Immigration and Settlement	190	(3)
Family Characteristics	193	(4)
Marital Relations	197	(2)
Child Socialization and Generational Conflicts	199	(2)
Generational Differences in the Family System	201	(3)
Conclusion	204	(4)
Chapter 11 Asian Indian Families	208	(16)
Suman Kakar
Historical Background of Asian Indian Families	208	(1)
Immigration to the United States	209	(2)
Twentieth Century	211	(3)
Exclusion of Asian Indians from the American Mainstream	214	(2)
Asian Indian Family Structure	216	(2)
Socialization and Transmission of Family Values	218	(2)
Effects of Indian Immigration on the United States	220	(2)
Conclusion	222	(2)
PART IV NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES	224	(25)
Chapter 12 American Indian Families	226	(23)
Michael Yellowbird
C. Matthew Snipp
The Demography of American Indian Families	226	(3)
Family Structure and Economic Well-Being	229	(5)
Marriage With Non-Indians	234	(3)
Studies of American Indian Families	237	(2)
Role, Status, and Authority in the Family	239	(6)
Conclusion	245	(4)
PART V MINORITY FAMILIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE	249	(38)
Chapter 13 Minority Families and Social Change	251	(36)
Ronald L. Taylor
Minority Families: Change and Adaptation	254	(1)
African Americans and the Diversification of Family Life	255	(6)
Hispanic Minority Families: Structure and Process	261	(10)
Asian American Families: Patterns and Variations	271	(9)
Native American Families: Patterns of Adaptation and Change	280	(6)
Concluding Remarks	286	(1)
Index	287