Towards a Sociology of the Black Family: A Theoretical and Methodological Assessment.

Staples, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ040031

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Publication Date: 1971

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Towards a Sociology of the Black Family: A Theoretical and Methodological Assessment

Staples, Robert

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 33, 1, 119-135, Feb 71

In his overall assessment of works on the black family the author concludes that imposition of ethnocentric values on the analysis of black family life preclude application of much of the current research to the development of a viable sociology of the black family. (Author)

Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Population Trends, Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), History, Research, Sociocultural Patterns

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