Author:
Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-2022.
Edition Statement:6th ed.
Imprint:Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2009.
Descriptionx, 230 p. ; 23 cm.
Note: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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.
