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Many changes are occurring in the families of our society. The rates of divorce and of single parenthood have increased dramatically in recent years. Roles within families are changing as the number of women in the workforce has increased. These changes in families have occurred as our society experienced great economic difficulty. As the attention of psychologists is given to new and evolving family forms and functions, it is important to reexamine black families, which have frequently been viewed as problematic. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the ways in which black families have been defined and conceptualized in the past and present and to suggest alternative conceptualizations.
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Scott-Jones, D., Nelson-Le Gall, S. (1986). Defining Black Families. In: Seidman, E., Rappaport, J. (eds) Redefining Social Problems. Perspectives in Social Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2236-6_6
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