Deep Structures of African American Family Life: Female and Male Kin Networks.

Scott, Joseph W.; Black, Albert

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ERIC Number: EJ391556

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Publication Date: 1989

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Deep Structures of African American Family Life: Female and Male Kin Networks.

Scott, Joseph W.; Black, Albert

Western Journal of Black Studies, v13 n1 p17-24 Spr 1989

Argues that the Black community should be viewed as a complex of family and kin networks that support the survival and function of the Black family in a racially discriminatory society. Discusses the roles of male and female networks and the Black church. (FMW)

Descriptors: Black Community, Black Family, Church Role, Family Relationship, Family Structure, Females, Group Unity, Kinship, Males, Sex Differences, Social Networks, Social Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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