Contrasting Approaches to the Study of Black Families.

Mathis, Arthur

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Publication Date: 1978-Nov

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Contrasting Approaches to the Study of Black Families.

Mathis, Arthur

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v40 n4 p667-76 Nov 1978

This paper examines two competing perspectives which have influenced the study of Black families. The first perspective assumes that Black families are patterned after the dominant culture. The other perspective holds that at least part of Black family life is linked to African forms of culture. (Author)

Descriptors: Black Studies, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Family Life, Research Methodology, Social Science Research

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Language: English

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