{"product_id":"contemporary-african-american-families-achievements-challenges-and-empowerment-strategies-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","title":"Contemporary African American Families: Achievements, Challenges, and Empowerment Strategies in the Twenty-First Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Smith-Ruiz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSherri Lawson Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarcia Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades the black community has been perceived, both in the United States and around the world, as one which thinks alike, acts alike and lives alike - in poor and downtrodden environments. Following the persistent effects of the great recession and the American elections of 2008, now more than ever the political and socio-economic state of America is crying out for this deficient and prejudiced conception to be dispelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing primarily on black families in America, \u003ci\u003eContemporary African American Families \u003c\/i\u003eupdates empirical research by addressing various aspects including family formation, schooling, health and parenting. Exploring a wide class spectrum among African American families, this text also modernizes and subverts much of the research resulting from Moynihan's 1965 report, which arguably misunderstood the lived experiences of black people during the movement from slavery to freedom in a Jim Crow society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely subversion of the myth that America is successfully in a post-racial era, this new anthology on the Black Family in America\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewill appeal to advanced undergraduate students and research scholars interested in black studies, Africana studies, women and gender studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, criminal justice, education, psychology, public policy, healthy policy and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Smith-Ruiz\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherri Lawson Clark is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcia Watson is Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Towson University in Baltimore County, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42104173232263,"sku":"9780367875084","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2b8ae62ec354fbbcb3fde652fe7938b1.webp?v=1732421331","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/contemporary-african-american-families-achievements-challenges-and-empowerment-strategies-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}