Survival of the Black Family The Institutional Impact of American Social Policy

Name: Survival of the Black Family The Institutional Impact of American Social Policy
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ISBN: 9780275935047

ISBN-10: 0275935043

ISBN-13: 9780275935047

Edition: 1988

Authors: Karen S. Jewell

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Survival of the Black Family critically examines the social policies that arose from the civil rights movement. Jewell proposes new steps to economic independence for black families that would place this responsibility within all sectors of society, arguing that social policies and their absence have affected the status of black family structures. She refutes the myths of significant black progress that emanated from the civil rights era, including the belief in equity for minorities in societal institutions. Attention is focused on the extent to which black families have been adversely affected by a process of assimilation, which was sociopsychological rather than economic. Jewell also…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 12/8/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 207
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Introduction Social Policy and Black Family Structure Informal Social-Support Systems


The Era of Liberal Social Policy Impact of Social and Economic Gains on Black Families Expectations Versus Realization


The 1980s: A Period of Social Conservatism and Social Reawakening


The Future of Social Policy and the Black Family


Bibliography


Index