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Tables of Contents for Minority Families in the United States
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Contributors
ix
Preface
xi
Minority Families in America: An Introduction
1
16
Minority Families and the ``New Darwinism''
3
3
Minority Families and the Structure of Inequality
6
3
Minority Families and the Theory of Intrinsic Difference
9
2
Organization and Focus
11
6
PART I AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
17
60
Black American Families
19
29
Black Family Life in Historical Perspective
22
2
Contemporary Black Family Patterns
24
1
Selected Patterns and Trends
25
8
Living Arrangements of Children and Youth
33
2
Family Structure and Family Dynamics
35
3
Black Families and Social Change
38
10
West Indian Families in the United States
48
14
Introduction
48
1
Data Collected
48
1
West Indian Migration
49
1
Household and Family
50
1
Social Arrangements
51
1
Sexual Exclusivity
52
1
The Impact of Migration
53
1
The Maintainers
54
2
The Social Isolates
56
1
The Strivers
57
1
Conclusion
58
4
Headquarters and Subsidiaries: Haitian Immigrant Family Households In New York City
62
15
Phases of Haitian Mass Immigration into the United States
63
2
The Sending Family Household as a Headquarters-Firm
65
2
The Immigrant Family Household as a Subsidiary Firm
67
2
The Model
69
5
Conclusion
74
3
PART II HISPANIC AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
77
54
Tradition and Transition in Mexican-Origin Families
79
22
Mexican Family History in the Southwest
81
5
Old and New Perspectives
86
1
Global Reorganization and Family Upheavals
87
4
Selected Patterns and Trends
91
2
Family Structure and Family Dynamics
93
3
What We Learn from Mexican-Origin Families
96
5
The Puerto Rican Family
101
13
The Traditional Puerto Rican Family
102
3
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family in the United States
105
6
Conclusion
111
3
Cuban American Families
114
17
The Cuban Family in the Early Communities
114
2
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 and Cuban Migration to the United States
116
2
Characteristics of Cubans and Cuban Families in the United States
118
4
The Family and the Cuban Success Story
122
3
Marital Instability
125
1
Acculturation, the New Generation, and Social Change
126
1
Conclusion
127
4
PART III ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
131
94
Chinese American Families
134
30
Historical Background
136
15
Contemporary Trends
151
7
Conclusions: Revisioning the Chinese American Family
158
6
Japanese American Families
164
17
Cultural versus Critical Perspectives on Japanese American Families
165
3
Historical Development of the Japanese American Family
168
6
Contemporary Japanese American Families
174
3
Conclusions
177
4
Vietnamese American Families
181
12
The Vietnamese Exodus
181
2
Demographic Trends
183
2
Households and Extended Family
185
2
Family Roles and Authority
187
3
Conclusions
190
3
Korean American Families
193
19
Immigration and Settlement
194
3
Family Characteristics
197
4
Marital Relations
201
2
Child Socialization and Generational Conflicts
203
2
Generational Differences in the Family Systems
205
3
Conclusion
208
4
Rules, Role, and Realities: Indo-American Families in the United States
212
13
Rules and Realities: Who Are in a Family?
213
2
Family Dynamics
215
1
Ideal Versus Real Families
216
1
Parental Roles
217
2
Roles and Realities Between Generations
219
1
Conclusion
220
5
PART IV NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
225
25
American Indian Families
227
23
The Demography of American Indian Families
227
3
Family Structure and Economic Well-Being
230
5
Marriage with Non-Indians
235
3
Studies of American Indian Families
238
2
Role, Status, and Authority in the Family
240
6
Conclusion
246
4
PART V MINORITY FAMILIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE
250
51
Minority Families and Social Change
252
49
Minority Families: Change and Adaptation
255
1
African Americans and the Diversification of Family Life
256
7
Hispanic Minority Families: Structure and Process
263
10
Asian American Families: Patterns and Variations
273
10
Native American Families: Patterns of Adaptation and Change
283
7
Concluding Remarks
290
11
Index
301