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Height, Dorothy – The Nation, 1989
Traces the tradition of self-help in the Black community from the slave era through the contemporary civil rights movement. Contrasts the nontraditional female-headed extended Black family with that of the traditional male-headed nuclear White family. Discusses community-based self-help programs for Black families developed by the National Council…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Organizations, Community Programs, Family Structure
Gary, Lawrence E.; And Others – 1983
This document is the final report of a study conducted to determine what factors contribute to strong Black family life and how these strong families solve problems, in order to add to the knowledge base on stable families so as to enhance practical intervention with families in need, and to identify models of self-help strategies used by stable…
Descriptors: Black Family, Blacks, Church Programs, Depression (Psychology)
