Ensuring Inequality
The Structural Transformation of the African-American Family, Revised Edition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23764244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna L Franklin, Donna Franklin (0000-0003-1650-3270), Angela D James |
| Year | 1997 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Reviewed by | Ensuring Inequality: The Structural Transformation of the African-American Family, Shirley A Hill, 2000 |
| Venue | Ensuring Inequality (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199374878.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2364993135 |
| ISBN | 9780199374878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
This book expands and updates the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition to understand African American family patterns. The result is a narrative that challenges conventional understanding of the continuing plight of African American families. The book traces the evolution of the black family from slavery to the present, showing the cumulative effects of centuries of historical change. Beginning with a richly researched account of the impact of slavery on black families, the text points out that slavery not only caused extreme instability and suffering for families, but also established a lasting pattern of poverty that made the economic advantages of marriage unattainable for many. The book suggests a prominent role of such policy in constructing the circumstances of black family life. The revised edition updates the final chapters of this study by exploring changes in marriage patterns over time more specifically. In addition, the revised edition gives expanded consideration to the impact on the urban poor of the massive changes in the economy and of mass incarceration. The book demonstrates how each of these changes has operated to dramatically reduce the marriage options of men and women in urban communities.
Art · Development economics · Economics · Genealogy · Geography · Inequality · Literature · Narrative · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.29 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 62 |