Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-293) and index.
Contents
1. Mothering in the Inner City -- 2. Parental Involvement and Claims of Family Difference -- 3. Looking for a Place to Sing -- 4. Traditional Strengths and New Challenges -- 5. Parent and Teacher Expectations -- 6. Work, Illness, and Inadequate Support -- 7. Interrupting Social Reproductive Processes -- 8. Independence, Connection, and Adaptability -- 9. Striving for Respectability -- 10. Culture Shock and Faithful Effort -- 11. Complexity and Contradictions: Constructing Hope in Discouraging Environments.