Overview
- Focuses on family roles and the roles of families in the well-being of African American men
- Addresses black male achievement in the United States
- Discusses black males within the larger context of U.S. social, economic, and political structures and forces
- Presents implications for future research, policy and practice
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: National Symposium on Family Issues (NSFI, volume 7)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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African American Boys and Their Families
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Family Influences in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
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Role of Families in the Well-Being of African American Men
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Family Influences on the Health of African American Men
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About this book
Included in the coverage:
• The adjustment and development of African American males: Conceptual frameworks and emerging research opportunities.
• A trauma-informed approach to affirming the humanity of African American boys and supporting healthy transitions to manhood.
• Humanizing developmental science to promote positive development of young men of color.
• Families, prisoner reentry, and reintegration.
• Safe spaces for vulnerability: New perspectives on African Americans who struggle to be good fathers.
• They can’t breathe: Why neighborhoods matter for the health of African American men and boys.
Promoting diversity in the research agenda to reflect a diverse population, Boys and Men in African American Families is an invaluable reference for research professionals particularly interested in sociology, public policy, anthropology, urban and rural studies, and African American studies. Survey and ethnographic studies of poverty, inequality, family processes, and child, adolescent, and adult health and development are featured.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dorian Burton, Ed.L.D., is the Program Officer at the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust in Chapel Hill, NC, a foundation that supports education advancement at all levels with programs and activities that hold exceptional value. He was formerly the Co-Director of The TandemED Initiative for Black Male Achievement and Community Improvement at Harvard University Law School's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and was the Wasserman Foundation Fellow in the Doctor of Education Leadership Program at Harvard. Prior to Harvard, Dr. Burton worked as an independent consultant with various non-profits and school districts between Harlem, NY; Houston, TX; and Newark, NJ. In his role as a consultant, Burton worked to provide strategic support to Newark Public School principals in the launch of their Renew School Turnaround initiative. In addition, he worked in a special projects role to develop external partnerships for the Harlem Children’s Zone College Success Office.
Susan McHale, Ph.D., is Director of the Social Science Research Institute and Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Professor of Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on children's and adolescents' family roles, relationships, and daily experiences and how these family dynamics are linked to youth development and adjustment. Dr. McHale’s research highlights family gender dynamics, including how differential family experiences of sisters and brothers are linked to the choices they make in the areas of education, work, and family formation. Dr. McHale also investigates the socio-cultural contexts of family dynamics including how parents’ and youths’ values, practices, and daily experiences have implications for family life and youth adjustment in African American and Mexican American families. Most recently her work has extended to the links between family dynamics, particularly family stressors, and youths’ physical health.
Valarie King, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, and is the Director of the Family Demography Training Program at the Population Research Institute. Her research focuses on intergenerational relationships across the life course and their implications for the health, well-being, and development of family members. Her work has been published in numerous outlets including American Sociological Review, Demography, Journals of Gerontology-Social Sciences, and Journal of Marriage and Family. Dr. King’s most recent work focuses on elucidating the factors that promote the development of strong ties between children and their stepfathers, and the ways in which stepfathers can promote children’s well-being. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Journalof Marriage and Family and Journal of Family Issues.
Jennifer Van Hook, PhD., is Professor of Sociology and Demography and Director of the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses how extended family networks and family relationships serve as a social resource and constraint for immigrants and their children in the United States. Dr. Van Hook’s work spans a variety of family-related topics, including extended family living arrangements, family poverty, cohabitation, inter-racial marriage, and fertility patterns, and has appeared in major journals such as the Journal of Marriage and the Family, International Migration Review, Social Forces, and Demography. Her most recent work focuses on the relationship between immigration, family, and health outcomes among young children of immigrants.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Boys and Men in African American Families
Editors: Linda M. Burton, Dorian Burton, Susan M. McHale, Valarie King, Jennifer Van Hook
Series Title: National Symposium on Family Issues
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43847-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43846-7Published: 20 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82923-4Published: 04 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43847-4Published: 09 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2192-9157
Series E-ISSN: 2192-9165
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 272
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Family, Clinical Psychology, Public Policy, Children, Youth and Family Policy