Race, Work, and Family in the Lives of African Americans

Marlese Durr is associate professor of sociology at Wright State University. She is the author of The New Politics of Race : From Du Bois to the 21st Century. Shirley A. Hill is professor of sociology at the University of Kansas. She is the author of numerous books including, most recently, Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships.

• Chapter 1 Is Discrimination Dead?Chapter 2 What is Racism? The Racialized Social System FrameworkChapter 3 The Blacker the Berry: Gender, Skin Tone, Self-esteem, and Self-EfficacyChapter 4 The Family-Work Interface in African American FamiliesChapter 5 (Re)Envisioning Cohabitation: A Commentary on Race, History, and CultureChapter 6 No More Kin Care?: Changes in Black Mothers' Reliance on Relatives for Child Care, 1977-94Chapter 7 Supporting Poor Single Mothers: Gender and Race in the U.S. Welfare StateChapter 8 Racial Differences in Labor Market Outcomes among MenChapter 9 Reversal of Fortune: Explaining the Decline in Black Women's EarningsChapter 10 Stereotypes and Realities: Images of Black Women in the Labor MarketChapter 11 Identifying the Unique Needs of The Urban Entrepreneurs: African Americans Skill Set DevelopmentChapter 12 Trends in Self-Employment Among White and Black Men During the Twentieth Century

This collection is unique in its focus on the contemporary work-family nexus among African Americans. Durr and Hill's selections move us beyond earlier scholarship that focused on de-pathologizing family roles only for Black women and improving job opportunities only for Black men. The strength of this collection is its demonstration of how gender, class, and race interactions simultaneously affect work and family for African Americans.