Race & Family: A Structural Approach

Abstract

Preface Ch. 1. Introduction Overview of text Discussion of key concepts Ch. 2. Approaching the Study of Race and Family Economic Factors Demographic Factors Historical-legal factors Ch. 3. A Brief History of the American Family American Families through the Centuries Ch. 4. Cross-cultural Comparisons Social or Legal Marriage Marriage types and choices Marriage as a family affair Family power systems Family Functions Ch. 5. Family Structures Extended Family Households Nuclear family households Single-parent families Nonfamily households Ch. 6. Gender Relations and Sex Ratios Gender stereotypes and roles Sex ratios African American gender issues Latina/o gender issues Asian American gender issues Native American gender issues Domestic Violence Ch. 7. Intergenerational Relations: Parent and Child Individual and communal orientations Effects of socioeconomic status on children's well-being Racial socialization Cultural rituals that contribute to racial socialization Ch. 8. Intergenerational Relations in Late Life: The Elderly, Their Adult Children and Grandchildren Intergenerational interaction Illness and death Ch. 9. African American Families How did slavery shape Black American families? African American families after slavery African American families today Ch. 10. Native American Families Looking back in history The state of American Indians and their families today Ch. 11. Latino American Families Manner and timing of entry Similarities among Hispanic families Divergent trends among Latino ethnic groups Ch. 12. Asian American Families East Asians in America Southeast Asians in America Asian American families today Ch. 13. Acculturation and Multiracial Family Issues Acculturation Multiracial issues Bi- or multi-racial identity Transracial adoption References