MARC Record from Marygrove College

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049 $aMAIN
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,$c©1992.
300 $a444 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 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 working 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.
520 $aMoving beyond the either/or argument about whether it is class or race that cripples or enhances the viability of family life, this book takes a broader perspective, showing that class, race, gender, and age are all critical dimensions of life that may be used to understand families better as well as to discriminate against them.
590 $bInternet Archive - 2
590 $bInternet Archive 2
650 0 $aAfrican American families.
650 6 $aFamilles noires américaines.
650 6 $aFamille$zÉtats-Unis.
650 7 $aAfrican American families.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00799152
650 04 $aAfrican American families
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBillingsley, Andrew.$tClimbing Jacob's ladder.$dNew York : Simon & Schuster, ©1992$w(OCoLC)609112334
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n92027967
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n524767
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