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Landry, Bart; Jendrek, Margaret Platt – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978
The present study focuses primarily upon wives in Black middle-class families, with comparisons made to wives in middle-class White and working-class Black families. Results suggest that Black middle-class wives have higher employment rates because of economic need. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
McAdoo, Harriette P. – 1976
This research project examines mobility, satisfaction and power relations in black middle class families. The variables discussed are: (1) mobility patterns over three generations; (2) family structure; (3) the kinship help network; (4) decision-making patterns in the family; and (5) the level of satisfaction with their present family situation.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Decision Making, Family Income