Black Families

The second edition of this classic text reflects demographic shifts, updates ongoing research and expands into newly relevant areas. The four sections focus separately on: } Historic and Theoretical Conceptualizations of African-American Families } Demographic, Economic, Mobility and Educational Patterns } Male-Female Relationships in African-American Communities } Socialization within African-American Families In each section major issues, theories and empirical findings are presented in close relationships to each other. Written by leading scholars in the field and reflecting the diversity both of schools of thought and of the black experience Black Families is a vital text for both social work practitioners and for students of ethnic and family studies.McAdoo, Harriette Pipes is the author of 'Black Families' with ISBN 9780803931800 and ISBN 0803931808.