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Ensuring inequality : the structural transformation of the African-American family /

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This revised edition of an award-winning book expands and updates the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition to understand African American family patterns. The result is a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understandings of the continuing plight of African Ame...

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Main Authors: Franklin, Donna L. (Author), James, Angela (Angela D.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
African American families > History.
Fatherless families > United States > History.
Single-parent families > United States > History.
Poverty > United States.
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Summary:This revised edition of an award-winning book expands and updates the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition to understand African American family patterns. The result is a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understandings of the continuing plight of African American families. The book traces the evolution of the black family from slavery to the present, showing the cumulative effects of centuries of historical change.
Physical Description:xx, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199374878 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199374872 (pbk. : alk. paper)