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African American Families Today
Myths and Realities
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2012
Summary
From teen pregnancy and single parenting to athletics and HIV/AIDS, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book by two acclaimed scholars of race and ethnicity debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show the realities.
African American Families Today examines the wellbeing of African American families around topics including marriage, health, education, incarceration, wealth, and more. Authors Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith show that even though the election of the first African American president, Barack Obama, has been symbolically important for African Americans, his presidency has not had a measurable impact on the daily lives of African American families. As the book shows, racial inequality persists—we’re clearly not in a “postracial” society.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1396-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1398-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
202
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter 1. Marriage and Divorce: Why Are All the Black Men Marrying White Women? No access Pages 11 - 24
Chapter 2. Childrearing Practices: Do Blacks Use Corporal Punishment More than Whites? No access Pages 25 - 38
Chapter 3. Transition to Adulthood: Teen Childbearing No access Pages 39 - 56
Chapter 4. Intimate Partner Violence: The Dirty Little Secret No access Pages 57 - 70
Chapter 5. Education: What about Affirmative Action? Where Are the Guaranteed Seats for White Students? No access Pages 71 - 82
Chapter 6. Athletics: Ticket out of the Ghetto (or, Straight Out of Compton) No access Pages 83 - 98
Chapter 7. Poverty and Wealth: Look at Oprah, Obama, and Jay-Z—The Playing Field Must Be Level No access Pages 99 - 118
Chapter 8. Incarceration: Blacks Commit More Crime Than Whites No access Pages 119 - 136
Chapter 9. Health, Nutrition, and Chronic Diseases: Access to Healthy Food and Well-being among African Americans No access Pages 137 - 152
Chapter 10. Politics: Will African Americans Now Dominate Government Like They Do the NBA? No access Pages 153 - 164
Chapter 11. Recommendations and Conclusion No access Pages 165 - 178
Epilogue No access Pages 179 - 184
Notes No access Pages 185 - 192
Recommended Readings and Films No access Pages 193 - 196
