African American family life : ecological and cultural diversity / edited by Vonnie C. McLoyd, Nancy E. Hill, Kenneth A. Dodge.

Other author McLoyd, Vonnie C.
Other author Hill, Nancy E.
Other author Dodge, Kenneth A.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Guilford Press, 2005.
Descriptionxvi, 348 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
African American families.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Socialization.
Community life--United States.

SeriesDuke series in child development and public policy
Duke series in child development and public policy. ^A608024
Contents Part I: Emergent issues, themes, and conceptualizations -- Introduction: Context, adaptation, and policy / Vonnie C. McLoyd, Kenneth A. Dodge, and Nancy E. Hill -- Sociocultural contexts of African American families / Nancy E. Hill, Velma McBride Murry, and Valerie D. Anderson -- Trends in African-American child well-being, 1985-2001 / Vicki L. Lamb, Kenneth C. Land, Sarah 0. Meadows, and Fasaha Traylor -- Racial wealth inequality and the Black family / William A. Darity, Jr. and Melba J. Nicholson -- New families, new functions : postmodern African American families in context / Belinda Tucker and Angela D. James -- Part II: African-American families in community contexts -- Marital relationships of African Americans : a contextual approach / Chalandra Bryant and K. A. S. Wickrama -- Work and African American family life / Vonnie C. McLoyd and Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus -- Homeplace and housing in the lives of low-income urban African-American families / Linda M. Burton and Sherri Lawson Clark -- Religion in African American family life / Jacqueline S. Mattis -- A model of extended family support : care of the elderly in African American families / Peggye Dilworth-Anderson and Paula Y. Goodwin -- Part II: Socialization processes in African American families -- Family practices and school performance of African American children / Oscar Barbarin, Terry McCandies, Cheri Coleman, and Nancy Hill -- The cultural context of physically disciplining children / Kenneth A. Dodge, Vonnie C. McLoyd, and Jennifer E. Lansford -- African American families as a context for racial socialization / Stephanie M. Coard and Robert M. Sellers -- Beyond the birth family : African American children reared by alternative caregivers / Ellen E. Pinderhughes and Brenda Jones Harden -- Style matters : towards a culturally relevant framework for interventions with African American families / Howard Stevenson, Donna-Marie Winn, Chanequa Walker-Bames, and Stephanie M. Coard.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005006715
ISBN1572309954 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E185.86 .D585 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold