MARC Record from Ithaca College Library

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008 920709s1992 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aE185.86$b.B522 1992
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100 1 $aBillingsley, Andrew.
245 10 $aClimbing Jacob's ladder :$bthe enduring legacy of African-American families /$cby Andrew Billingsley ; foreword by Paula Giddings.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$cc1992.
300 $a444 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 415-424) and index.
505 0 $aIn intimate association: Tradition and transitions in African-American family structure -- Family, community, and society -- The African heritage of African-American families -- The way of the new world: The triumph over slavery -- After Appomattox: The struggle for stability -- The impact of technology: The rise and decline of the black working class -- The struggle for life -- The belief in education -- The influence of the military -- The functions of marriage in African-American families -- Black and white together: Trends in interracial marriage -- The Caribbean connection -- From
505 0 $aworking class to middle class -- Room at the top: The rising black business class -- Stumbling blocks and stepping stones: Traditional African-American family values -- And still we rise: Single-parent families in helping communities -- The black church: Spiritual values and community reform -- Climbing Jacob's ladder: Self-help redefined.
650 0 $aAfrican American families.
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