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A New Look at Black Families

Charles Willie and Richard Reddick's A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society. Using a case study approach, Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by socioeconomic status. The sixth edition has been re-organized and updated throughout. The new Part III: Cases Against and for Black Men and Women unites two chapters from previous editions into a cohesive discussion of stereotypes and misunderstandings from both scholars and the mass media.

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  • "Charles Willie and Richard Reddick's A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society. Using a case study approach, Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by socioeconomic status. The sixth edition has been re-organized and updated throughout. The new Part III: Cases Against and for Black Men and Women unites two chapters from previous editions into a cohesive discussion of stereotypes and misunderstandings from both scholars and the mass media."@en
  • "This work is the result of an effort to further investigate the American black family, and to relate the findings to formally drawn sociological theories. The author directed a research project in which black and white undergraduate students conducted more than 200 case interviews among middle class, working class and lower class black families. The best written interviews are presented in the book as case studies. Among the areas discussed in this work are economic, social and demographic characteristics; family customs; parental aspirations for their children; and patterns of authority. The author notes that the way of life of black families and the differentiation in life styles between these families can best be understood by examining the environment in which they live and the groups with which they interact. In addition, this information is used to refute Moynihan's theory that the matriarchal black family, resulting from the slave system, is a cause of instability among present day blacks. The interviews presented and statistics cited contradict the matriarchal image of American black families. A conclusion of this work is that family instability among blacks is more a function of contemporary economic circumstances and racial discrimination than of historical circumstances such as slavery. These conclusions support E. Franklin Frazier's earlier findings on the subject. (Author/GC)."@en
  • "Examines diversity in African-American families in the early twenty-first century, discussing observations of families with various economic backgrounds and living arrangements to address stereotypes and misconceived ideas about life in African-American families, and describing mentor figures for successful men and women, and the benefits of extended families."

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