Black Families

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Following the success of its best-selling predecessors, the Fourth Edition of Harriette Pipes McAdoo's Black Families retains several now classic contributions while including updated versions of earlier chapters and many entirely new chapters. The goal through each revision of this core text has been to compile a book that focuses on positive dimensions of African American families. The book remains the most complete assessment of black families available in both depth and breadth of coverage. Cross-disciplinary in nature, the book boasts contributions from such fields as family studies, anthropology, education, psychology, social work, and public policy. Dedication Title Copyright Contents Preface to the Fourth Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Historical Conceptualizations of Black Families 1. African American Families: A Historical Note 2. The Nguzo Saba and the Black Family: Principles and Practices of Well-Being and Flourishing 3. Interpreting the African Heritage in African American Family Organization Part II. Theoretical Conceptualizations of African American Families 4. Conceptualizations and Research of African American Family Life in the United States: Some Thoughts 5. African American Family Life: An Instrument of Culture 6. African American Education: A Cultural-Ecological Perspective Part III. Spirituality and Religion in Black Families 7. Religion in African American Families 8. Old-Time Religion: Benches Can’t Say “Amen” 9. Sources of Racial Socialization: Theological Orientation of African American Churches and Parents 10. Death in the Family: Historical Descriptions and Funerary Display of African American Families Part IV. Family Patterns 11. African American Demographic Images 12. African American Female-Headed Households: Some Neglected Dimensions 13. The Significant Other: Type and Mode of Influence in the Lives of Black Families Part V. Socialization Within African American Families 14. Parenting of Young Children in Black Families: A Historical Note 15. The Roles of African American Fathers in the Socialization of Their Children 16. Family First, Then the World: The “Know-It-All” Aunt and Her Three Nephews 17. Kin KeepersSM: Breast Cancer Prevention for African American Women 18. Family Therapy: A Help-Seeking Option Among Middle-Class African Americans Part VI. African American Gender Relations 19. An Overview of Race and Marital Status 20. In Search of Love and Commitment: Dealing With the Challenging Odds of Finding Romance 21. Practices and Attitudes Toward Contraception in the Black Community Part VII. Family Policies and Advocacy 22. A Portrait of Inequality 23. The Impact of Welfare Reform on Black Families Index About the Editor About the Contributors