This work is the result of an effort to further investigate the American black family, and to relate the findings to formally drawn sociological theories. The author directed a research project in which black and white undergraduate students conducted more than 200 case interviews among middle class, working class and lower class black families.…

Noting that there is near universal agreement that children from families with higher socioeconomic status (SES) have access to more of the resources needed to support their positive development than do lower SES children, this monograph examines the myriad questions remaining regarding relations among SES, parenting, and child development from a…