African American Family Life : Ecological and Cultural Diversity Recognizing the diversity of contemporary African American families, leading experts from different disciplines present the latest knowledge on such topics as family formation, gender roles, child rearing, care of the elderly, and religious practices. Particular attention is given to how families draw on cultural resources to adapt to racial disparities in wealth,


			African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity

Edited by Vonnie McLoyd, Nancy E. Hill, and Kenneth A. Dodge

This volume offers new perspectives on the cultural, economic, and community contexts of African American family life.

Recognizing the diversity of contemporary African American families, leading experts from different disciplines present the latest knowledge on such topics as family formation, gender roles, child rearing, care of the elderly, and religious practices. Particular attention is given to how families draw on cultural resources to adapt to racial disparities in wealth,
housing, education, and employment, and how culture, in turn, is shaped by these circumstances. Factors that promote or
hinder healthy development are explored, as are research-based practices and policies for supporting families' strengths.

September 2005

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