African American Children: Socialization and Development in Families / Edition 1

by Shirley A. Hill

Overview

In the context of growing diversity, Shirley A. Hill examines the work parents do in raising their children. Based on interviews and survey data, African American Children includes blacks of various social classes as well as a comparative sample of whites. It covers major areas of child socialization: teaching values, discipline strategies, gender socialization, racial socialization, extended families — showing how both race and class make a difference, and emphasizing patterns that challenge existing research that views black families as a monolithic group.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761904342
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/10/1999
Series:	Understanding Families series , #14
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shirley A. Hill is a professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, where she studies family diver­sity, social inequality, and health care. She is the author of Race, Work, and Family: New Century Values Among African American Men and Women (co-edited with Marlese Durr; Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006); Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships (Alta Mira, ©2005); African American Children: Their Socialization and Development in Families (SAGE, ©1999); and other books and articles. Her current research focuses on racial disparities in educational attainment.

Table of Contents

Childhood in Transition
Caste, Class and Culture
Parenting Work
Racial Socialization
Gender Socialization
Beyond the Nuclear Family
Continuity and Change

Editorial Reviews

Hill, a family sociology teacher at a large, predominantly white university, examines the work that African American parents do in raising their children and explores general child socialization patterns, as well as parenting issues and challenges. She draws on both qualitative and quantitative data to analyze the views, philosophies, and parenting strategies of parents from a variety of social class backgrounds, and overviews current theoretical debates about African American families as they relate to child socialization. Useful as a supplemental text for advanced students in child development, family studies, ethnic studies, and counseling. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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