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Language: English
Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1999
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- Title
- The Ties That Bind : Timeless Values for African American Families
- Author
- Ladner, Joyce A.
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471199532
- ISBN 13
- 9780471199533
- Item weight
- 0.941 pounds
- Dimensions
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"Dr. Joyce A. Ladner brings profound insight to the challenge of raising strong children in ambivalent times, and offers abundant reasons to rejoice in renewing family ties. A treasury of time-tested virtues." -Bookpage
"[A] wonderful guide . . . . Ladner has taken words of wisdom from generations past to help parents, teachers, and clergy with new insight into instilling pride, courage, and self-esteem in African American children." -Booklist
"A book full of lessons on restoring important values to African American families. . . . [Dr. Ladner] weaves together historical and contemporary issues to offer innovative ways to reconnect the black family." -Ebony
"A practical guide for today, and for a better tomorrow. If you care about African American people, then you must read this book." -Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Emory University
"A crucial template for parents, youth workers, educators, and community groups working closely with young people." -Hugh B. Price, President, National Urban League
"A masterpiece of scholarship." -Andrew Billingsley, University of South Carolina
"An inspirational and compelling book. Everyone committed to preserving African American values should read it. . . . A must for your home library." -Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School
"[A] wonderful guide . . . . Ladner has taken words of wisdom from generations past to help parents, teachers, and clergy with new insight into instilling pride, courage, and self-esteem in African American children." -Booklist
"A book full of lessons on restoring important values to African American families. . . . [Dr. Ladner] weaves together historical and contemporary issues to offer innovative ways to reconnect the black family." -Ebony
"A practical guide for today, and for a better tomorrow. If you care about African American people, then you must read this book." -Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Emory University
"A crucial template for parents, youth workers, educators, and community groups working closely with young people." -Hugh B. Price, President, National Urban League
"A masterpiece of scholarship." -Andrew Billingsley, University of South Carolina
"An inspirational and compelling book. Everyone committed to preserving African American values should read it. . . . A must for your home library." -Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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About the Author
JOYCE A. LADNER, Ph.D., is the former President of Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she also served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and professor of sociology. Currently a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Dr. Ladner is a leading commentator and lecturer on issues of child welfare, race, and gender relations. Named Washingtonian Magazine's Washingtonian of the Year in 1997 for her work in education, she is the author of Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman and the editor of The Death of White Sociology.
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