Socioeconomic Characteristics and Kin Interaction in Black Middletown.

Zollar, Ann Creighton; Honnold, Julie

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Publication Date: 1988

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Socioeconomic Characteristics and Kin Interaction in Black Middletown.

Zollar, Ann Creighton; Honnold, Julie

Western Journal of Black Studies, v12 n1 p8-18 Spr 1988

Examination of 459 Black Middletown inhabitants indicate that a "typical" Black community is characterized by high levels of kin involvement, particularly between parents and adult children, and between siblings. The respondents, especially those of higher socioeconomic status, reported giving and receiving financial assistance, and feeling that they could count on their relatives. (BJV)

Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Community, Black Family, Community Support, Educational Attainment, Extended Family, Family (Sociological Unit), Financial Support, Income, Kinship, Parent Child Relationship, Siblings, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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