Black Families at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects (JOSSEY BASS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE SERIES) - Hardcover

Staples, Robert; Johnson, Leanor Boulin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555424864 ISBN 13: 9781555424862

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1992

Synopsis

Understanding the Black Family

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse and complex issues surrounding the black family unit as it has evolved from preslavery to contemporary society. The authors draw on more than fifty years of combined experience studying the Black American family to offer insights into the historical development, its changing structures, and the roles of its family members such as economics, racism, culture, and politics have affected the dynamics of family relations.

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From the Inside Flap:

Addresses the diverse and complex issues surrounding the black family in America. Offers a comprehensive examination of the black family unit as it has evolved in contemporary society—looking at how economics, racism, culture, and politics have affected the dynamics of family relations. Examines all dimensions of family life, going beyond statistics to explain the reasons behind dating and sexual norms, patterns of marital interaction, the prevalence of the female-headed household, and characteristics of family life among the aged.

From the Back Cover:

This study offers a comprehensive examination of the black family unit as it has evolved in contemporary society. It examines all dimensions of family life, going beyond statistics to explain the reasons behind dating and sexual norms, patterns of marital interaction, the prevalence of the female-headed household, and characteristics of family life among the aged.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1555424864
• ISBN 13: 9781555424862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320