Black Families by Harriette Pipes McAdoo (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Black Families by Harriette Pipes McAdoo Focuses on positive dimensions of African American families. This book presents an assessment of black families. It is of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in African American Families, Black Families, and related courses in fields of African American and ethnic studies, sociology, social work, and education. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Following the success of its best-selling predecessors, the Fourth Edition of Harriette Pipes McAdoos Black Families retains several now classic contributions while including updated versions of earlier chapters and many entirely new chapters. The goal through each revision of this core text has been to compile a book that focuses on positive dimensions of African American families. The book remains the most complete assessment of black families available in both depth and breadth of coverage. Cross-disciplinary in nature, the book boasts contributions from such fields as family studies, anthropology, education, psychology, social work, and public policy. Directions for future research are suggested at the end of each chapter, and references guide readers to more in-depth discussion of specific topics. Chapters are grouped into six parts covering history, theoretical conceptions, religion, child socialization, gender relations, and public policy. New to This Edition: A new chapter 2 by the creator of the annual celebration of Kwanza, Maulana Karenga and Tiamoyo Karenga A new chapter 16 by noted historian of Black women, Darlene Clark-Hines Two new chapters on religious dimensions by Harriette Pipes McAdoo (chapter 7) and by Pamela Martin (chapter 9) A new chapter 10 covering the topic of death is discussed by Latrese Adkins, with emphasis on the role that funerals play with Black communities A new chapter 17 on breast cancer prevention for women by Karen Williams adds to the coverage of gender relations The latest demographic information on Black families in a new chapter 11 written by Harriette Pipes McAdoo Jonathan Livingston updates John McAdoos work on the socialization of men within families in a revised chapter 15 Robert Hill updates his earlier chapter on social welfare policies in a revised chapter 23 that examines the aftermath and impact of welfare reform enacted during the Clinton administration Black Families, Fourth Edition will interest students, scholars, and practitioners in African American Families, Black Families, and related courses in fields of African American and ethnic studies, human development and family studies, sociology, social work, and education. Author Biography Harriette Pipes McAdoo is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, Department of Family and Child Ecology. Previously, she was Professor at Howard University in the School of Social Work and Visiting Lecturer at Smith College, the University of Washington, and the University of Minnesota. She is a Director of the Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family; was a National Adviser to the President of the White House Conference on Families; was former President and Board Member of the National Council on Family Relations; and was a member of the Governing Council of the Society for Research in Child Development. She was the first person honored by the National Council on Family Relations with the Marie Peters Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Leadership, and Service in the Area of Ethnic Minority Families. Dr. McAdoo received her B.A. and M.A. from Michigan State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and she has done post-doctoral studies at Harvard University. She has published on racial attitudes and self-esteem in young children, Black mobility patterns, coping strategies of single mothers, and professional Kenyan women and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. She is editor of Black Children: Social, Educational, and Parental Environments, Second Edition (2002, SAGE) and Family Ethnicity: Strength in Diversity, Second Edition (1999, SAGE), as well as Young Families, Program Review, and Policy Recommendations. She is coauthor of Women and Children, Alonge and in Poverty. She has four children and four grandchildren. Table of Contents Part I: Historical Conceptualizations of Black Families1. African American Families: A Historical Note - John Hope Franklin2. The Nguzo Saba and the Black Family: Principles and Practices of Well-Being and Flourishing - Maulana Karenga and Tiamoyo Karenga3. Interpreting the African Heritage in African American Family Organization - Niara SudarkasaPart II. Theoretical Conceptualizations of African American Families4. Conceptualizations and Research of African American Family Life in the U.S.: Some Thoughts - Jualynne Elizabeth Dodson5. African American Family Life: An Instrument of Culture - Wade W. Nobles6. African American Education: A Cultural-Ecological Perspective - John U. OgbuPart III. Spirituality and Religion in Black Families7. Religion in African American Families - Harriette Pipes McAdoo8. Old-Time Religion: Benches Cant Say "Amen" - William Harrison Pipes9. Sources of Racial Socialization: Theological Orientation of African American Churches and Parents - Pamela P. Martin and Harriette Pipes McAdoo10. Death in the Family: Historical Description and Funerary Display in African American Families - LaTrese Evette AdkinsPart IV. Family Patterns11. African American Demographic Images - Harriette Pipes McAdoo12. African American Female-Headed Households: Some Neglected Dimensions - Niara Sudarkasa13. The Significant Other: Type and Mode of Influence in the Lives of Black Families - Wilhelmina MannsPart V. Socialization Within African American Families14. Parenting of Young Children in Black Families: A Historical Note - Marie Ferguson Peters15. The Roles of African American Fathers in the Socialization of Their Children - Jonathan N. Livingston and John L. McAdoo16. Family First, Then the World: The "Know-It-All" Aunt and Her Three Nephews - Darlene Clark Hine17. Kin Keepers: Breast Cancer Prevention for African American Women - Karen Patricia Williams18. Family Therapy: A Help-Seeking Option Among Middle-Class African Americans - Monica Mouton-SandersPart VI. African American Gender Relations19. An Overview of Race and Marital Status - Robert Staples20. In Search of Love and Commitment: Dealing With the Challenging Odds of Finding Romance - Audrey B. Chapman21. Practices and Attitudes Toward Contraception in the Black Community - Algea Othella HalePart VII. Family Policies and Advocacy22. A Portrait of Inequality - Marian Wright Edelman23. The Impact of Welfare Reform on Black Families - Robert B. Hill Long Description Following the success of its best-selling predecessors, the Fourth Edition of Harriette Pipes McAdoos?Black Families retains several now classic contributions while including updated versions of earlierchapters and manyentirely new chapters.? The goal through each revision of this core text has been to compile a book that focuses on positive dimensions of African American families.? The book remains the most complete assessment of black families available in both depth and breadth of coverage.? Cross-disciplinary in nature, the book boasts contributions from such fields as family studies, anthropology, education, psychology, social work, and public policy. Directions for future research are suggested at the end of each chapter, and references guide readers to more in-depth discussion of specific topics. Chapters aregrouped into six parts covering history, theoretical conceptions, religion, child socialization, gender relations, and public policy.? New to This Edition: ? A new chapter 2 by the creator of the annual celebration of Kwanza, Maulana Karenga and Tiamoyo Karenga A new chapter 16 by noted historian of Black women, Darlene Clark-Hines Two new chapters on religious dimensions by Harriette Pipes McAdoo (chapter 7) and by Pamela Martin (chapter 9) A new chapter 10 covering the topic of death is discussed by Latrese Adkins, with emphasis on the role that funerals play with Black communities A new chapter 17 on breast cancer prevention for women by Karen Williams adds to the coverage of gender relations The latest demographic information on Black familiesin a new chapter 11 written by Harriette Pipes McAdoo? Jonathan Livingston updates John McAdoo?s work onthe socialization of men within families in a revised chapter 15 Robert Hill updates his earlier chapter on social welfare policies in a revised chapter 23 that examines the aftermath and impact of welfare reform enacted during the Clinton administration?Black Families, Fourth Edition will interest students, scholars, and practitioners in African American Families, Black Families, and related courses in fields of African American and ethnic studies, human development and family studies, sociology, social work, and education. Details ISBN1412936373 Short Title BLACK FAMILIES 4/E Language English Edition 4th ISBN-10 1412936373 ISBN-13 9781412936378 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2006 Replaces 9780803955721 Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781412936378 UK Release Date 2006-09-26 NZ Release Date 2006-09-26 US Release Date 2006-09-26 Pages 384 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Edition Description 4th Revised edition Publication Date 2006-09-26 Alternative 9781412936385 DEWEY 306.8508996073 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2006-09-25 Author Harriette Pipes McAdoo Edited by Harriette Pipes McAdoo We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160684976;

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