Description |
viii, 225 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Incarceration and African American families. Various implications of the "race to incarcerate" on incarcerated African American men and their families / R. Robin Miller -- Incarcerated African American fathers : exploring changes in family relationships and the father identity / Brad Tripp -- The loss of the protective effects of marital and non-marital relationships of incarcerated African American men : implications for social work / Mary L. Balthazar and Lula King -- The relationship between inmate visitation and behavior : implications for African American families / Theresa A. Clark -- The financial cost of maintaining relationships with incarcerated African American men : results from a survey of women prison visitors / Olga Grinstead ... [et al.] -- The prison cage as home for African American men / Patricia E. O'Connor -- Criminal incarceration dividing the ties that bind : Black men and their families / Sandra Lee Browning, R. Robin Miller, and Lisa M. Spruance. |
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The importance of fatherhood and the social significance of this issue for African American families. Behavioral problems in sons of incarcerated or otherwise absent fathers : the issue of separation / Stewart Gabel -- The effects of negative stereotypes on African American male and female relationships / Micah L. McCreary and Richard C. Wright -- African American fathers and sons : social, historical, and psychological considerations / Jay C. Wade -- The contribution of marriage to the life satisfaction of Black adults / Ann Creighton Zollar and J. Sherwood Williams. |
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Policy initiatives. The impact of incarceration on African American families : implications for practice / Anthony E.O. King -- Parents in prison : new directions for social services / Creasie Finney Hairston and Patricia W. Lockett -- The endangerment of African American men : an appeal for social work action / Paula Allen-Meares and Sondra Burman -- The crisis of the young African American male and the criminal justice system / Marc Mauer -- African American incarceration and policy initiatives : concluding remarks / R. Robin Miller. |
Subject |
African American prisoners -- Family relationships.
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African American families -- Effect of imprisonment on.
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Prisoners' families -- Effect of imprisonment on -- United States.
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Children of prisoners -- Effect of imprisonment on -- United States.
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Social work with African Americans.
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Family social work -- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Added Author |
Harris, Othello.
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Miller, R. Robin.
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ISBN |
0765809737 paperback alkaline paper |
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