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Author Franklin, Donna L., author.

Title Ensuring inequality : the structural transformation of the African-American family / Donna L. Franklin and Angela James.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.85 F831E    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description xx, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Slavery: a reexamination of its impact -- Sharecropping and the rural proletariat -- The African-American family in the maternalistic era -- The arduous transition to the industrial north -- World War II and its aftermath -- The calm before the storm -- The "matriarchal" black family under siege -- Family composition and the "underclass" debate -- Black marriage patterns: representations and realities -- Where are we now? Where do we go from here?
Summary This revised edition of an award-winning book expands and updates the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition to understand African American family patterns. The result is a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understandings of the continuing plight of African American families. The book traces the evolution of the black family from slavery to the present, showing the cumulative effects of centuries of historical change.
Subject African American families -- History.
Fatherless families -- United States -- History.
Single-parent families -- United States -- History.
Poverty -- United States.
African American families. (OCoLC)fst00799152
Fatherless families. (OCoLC)fst00921864
Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
Single-parent families. (OCoLC)fst01119481
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author James, Angela (Angela D.), author.
ISBN 9780199374878 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
0199374872 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
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