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"Bravo to the authors! They have done an excellent job addressing the issues that are critical to community members, policy makers and interventionists concerned with Black families in the context of our nation."—Michael C. Lambert, University of Missouri, Colombia"African American Families is a timely work. The strength of this text lies in the depth of coverage, clarity, and the ability to combine secondary sources, statistics and qualitative data to reveal the plight of African Americans in society."—Edward Opoku-Dapaah, Winston-Salem State University"African American Families is both engaging and challenging and is perhaps one of the most important works I have read in many years. This book will most certainly move the discourse of the socio-economic conditions of black families forward, beyond the boundaries already set by other books in the market. African American Families is an excellent book whose time has come, and one that I would most definitely adopt." —Lateef O. Badru, University of LouisvilleAfrican American Families provides a systematic sociological study of contemporary life for families of African descent living in the United States. Analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data, authors Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith identify the structural barriers that African Americans face in their attempts to raise their children and create loving, healthy, and raise the children of the next generation.Key Features:Uses the lens provided by the race, class, and gender paradigm: Examples illustrate the ways in which multiple systems of oppression interact with patterns of self-defeating behavior to create barriers that deny many African Americans access to the American dream.Addresses issues not fully or adequately addressed in previous books on Black families: These issues include personal responsibility and disproportionately high rates of incarceration, family violence, and chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS. Brings statistical data to life: The authors weave personal stories based on interviews they've conducted into the usual data from scholarly(?) literature and from U.S. Census Bureau reports.Provides several illustrations from Hurricane Katrina: A contemporary analysis of a recent disaster demonstrates many of the issues presented in the book such as housing segregation and predatory lending practices.Offers extensive data tables in the appendices: Assembled in easy-to-read tables, students are given access to the latest national agencies data from agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, and Bureau of Justice Statistics.Intended Audience:This is an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as African American Families, Sociology of the Family, Contemporary Families, and Race and Ethnicity in the departments of Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, African American Studies, and Black Studies.
File Size: 8509 KB
Print Length: 406 pages
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc (April 19, 2007)
Publication Date: December 10, 2013
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00HX57C7Y
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I use this book for a class called African American Families. This book contains the most recent data. All other data I could locate was at least 10 years old, and like life things change in 10 years. This book is post 9/11 and post Katrina which both incidents have drastically impacted the Black Family.
I purchased this book for both my class and as one reference for a chapter I am writing. Her scholarship is very detailed, up to date, pensive, and objectively written. In my opinion this is the best current text on the African American Family available. Highly recommended for a course on the African American family.
I had to read this book as an assignment for my senior SocialWork class. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. The stories told and the information provided was both helpful and enlightening. I would urge all to read this;both African-American and white. You will walk away with a new perspective on our society
The cover was in very bad condition and it wasn't how I expected. I wish that the price was a bit cheaper
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