Continuities and Variations in Black Family Structure

Aschenbrenner, Joyce

doi:10.1515/9783110807769.181

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“…Aschenbrenner (1978) observed that research that took an adaptive approach employed the same research design of and obtained similar results to the pathological approach but interpreted those results differently. Researchers concluded that black families were adapting to conditions that were forced on them as an oppressed minority (Aschenbrenner, 1978). Thus, rather than focusing on the deficits of black families per se, researchers viewed the circumstances of blacks negatively.…”

Section: Pathological/adaptive Approachesmentioning

confidence: 92%

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The Black extended family: An analytical consideration.

Wilson¹

1986

Developmental Psychology

146

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This analytical review considers the black extended family within the framework of the family life model. Particularly, it presents: (a) the life stages of the black extended family; (b) research on the antecedents and consequences of extended family life; and (c) social policy, clinical intervention, and family research implications of the black extended family from the context of a broad conceptual and methodological definition of family. It is noted that past usage of the term family was restricted to the nuclear family model, which implied that other family forms were incomplete or deviant. The assumptions that underlie such a strategy-(a) cultural equivalence of black and white Americans and (b) homogeneity of black Americans-are challenged. Three implications are examined: (a) the black extended family should be accepted as a healthy, distinct system; (b) clinical interventions with black families should assess the influence of the extended family members in family problems; and (c) further research is necessary.

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Section: Pathological/adaptive Approachesmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Many express a feeling of security without being secure. However, McAdoo (1978) has suggested that the problems and issues that others (Aschenbrenner, 1978;Martin & Martin, 1978;Stack, 1974) have observed are probably tied to the socioeconomic level of the particular extended family.…”

Section: Quality Of Extended Family Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

The Black extended family: An analytical consideration.

Wilson¹

1986

Developmental Psychology

146

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“…Although there were some early descriptions of the difficult terrains that many Black women have to negotiate (Bambara, 1970; Beal, 1969), the general theme of that literature was Black women's strength and resiliency (Lykes, 1983; Myers, 1991; Nobles, 1978). This body of knowledge has offered a much needed corrective to the inaccurate and pathologizing accounts of Black women's role in the social problems of the Black community (Aschenbrenner, 1978; Moynihan, 1965), but an inadvertent consequence may have been a neglect of the very real psychosocial stressors that Black women face (Collins, 1990; Wilson, 1996).…”

Section: Conceptual Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rural Black Women and Depression: A Contextual Analysis

Brown

Brody

Stoneman

2000

J of Marriage and Family

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ࡗ Rural Black Women and Depression: A Contextual AnalysisWe use ecological systems theory to guide our investigation of depression among a sample of 102 married Black mothers residing in the rural South. Using self-report data collected via computerized interviews during home visits, we conduct multivariate regression analyses, exploring the associations between depression and (a) spousal support and conflict, (b) cocaregiver support and conflict, (c) child conduct difficulties, and (d) socioeconomic risk. We hypothesize that each of these variables are associated with mothers' depression scores and that the extent to which these familial variables and depression are associated will vary across socioeconomic contexts. Socioeconomic risk, child conduct difficulties, and conflict with a cocaregiver were associated with women's depression in the full model. The moderational hypotheses were upheld for the variables of spousal support and child conduct difficulty. Spousal support and depression have a strong negative association under conditions of high socioeconomic risk and a nonsignificant relationship when socioeconomic risk is low. The association between child conduct difficulty and depression was exacerbated under high socioeconomic risk.

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“…Structural conditions make it hard for black couples to realize the prevailing companionate ideal of marriage (Staples, 1985): separate spheres and a clear division of labor, home as a haven for husbands, and marriage as economically and emotionally selfsufficient. Because of culture or economic necessity, many black women and men may rely less on marital care than on care spread among extended kin (Aschenbrenner, 1978;Stack, 1974 (Cancian, 1987). This responsibility puts women in the position of pushing for change (Komter, 1989).…”

Section: Attentive Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%