The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s, when the Moynihan Report and the culture of poverty theses held sway. Since then a consistent theme has been that black families are pathological. Despite the fact that research has been inconclusive and contradictory, political debate and policy have been strongly influenced by the pathology theme. This volume presents alternative approaches toward understanding the special characteristics of black families. Extending a special issue of The Review of Black Political...
The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s, when the Moynihan Report and ...
The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public statements, executive orders, legislation. The book is a deliberate attempt to address the shortcomings of capsule histories of the Movement, histories that neglect to describe the range of public and private institutions, organizations, and individuals that contributed to - and hindered - its...
The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Mov...
This compelling text, originally published in 1991, challenges college student personnel and human development specialists to initiate cultural pluralism on campus. Dr. Cheatham and thirteen other scholars and practitioners explain why developing diversity programs is vital to the future of higher education. They provide practical information on how to design effective programs and assess new and existing strategies that promote cultural pluralism. There are special chapters on training residence hall staff, confronting racial violence on campus, serving students with disabilities and...
This compelling text, originally published in 1991, challenges college student personnel and human development specialists to initiate cultural plural...
