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viii, 201 pages : 24 cm, Overview: 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 well-being 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 \"post-racial\" society, Includes bibliographical references and index, Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Marriage and divorce: why are all the black men marrying white women? -- 2: Childrearing practices: do blacks use corporal punishment more than whites? -- 3: Transition to adulthood: teen childbearing -- 4: Intimate

Author

Hattery, Angela, author, Smith, Earl, 1946- author

Publisher

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, a division of Roman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442213968

Subjects

Science, Sociology, History