African American Families Today: Myths and Realities
- ISBN-10
- 1442213965
- ISBN-13
- 9781442213968
- Category
- African American families
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Angela Hattery, Earl Smith
Description
From teen pregnancy to athletics, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show the realities. As the book shows, racial inequality persists we re clearly not in a postracial society."
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