| Contents |
Conceptual approaches to the study of black families. Introduction ; Family life and social stratification -- Analyses of black families by social class. Middle-class black families ; Working-class black families ; Low-income black families -- Cases for and against black men and black women. The case for and against black males ; The myth of black matriarchy -- Alternative pathways to success. Maternal mentoring models ; Paternal mentoring models ; Family goals and practices among same-gender parents ; The egalitarian family -- Black families and the social system. Social and economic supports for black family life ; The complex and interesting family life of Barack Obama -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Local note | Little-305131062391Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Willie, Charles Vert, 1927- New look at black families. 6th ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2009 |
| LCCN | 2009034481 |
| ISBN | 9780742570061 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780742570078 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742570061 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 074257007X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
