| Author | Billingsley, Andrew.
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| Title | Climbing Jacob's ladder : the enduring legacy of African-American families / by Andrew Billingsley ; foreword by Paula Giddings.
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| Published | New York : Simon & Schuster, c1992.
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| Description | 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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| ISBN | 0-671-67708-X |
| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-424) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: In 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.
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| Subjects | African American families.
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| LC Card Number | 92-27967 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 185.86 B598
mq18825: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 12082] |
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