Minority Families in the United States: A Multicultural Perspective Book

	Contributors	ix
	Preface	xi
	Minority Families in America: An Introduction	1
	Minority Families and the "New Darwinism"	3
	Minority Families and the Structure of Inequality	6
	Minority Families and the Theory of Intrinsic Difference	9
	Organization and Focus	11
Part I	African American Families in the United States	17
Chapter 1	Black American Families	19
	Black Family Life in Historical Perspective	22
	Contemporary Black Family Patterns	24
	Selected Patterns and Trends	25
	Living Arrangements of Children and Youth	33
	Family Structure and Family Dynamics	35
	Black Families and Social Change	38
Chapter 2	West Indian Families in the United States	48
	Introduction	48
	Data Collected	48
	West Indian Migration	49
	Household and Family	50
	Social Arrangements	51
	Sexual Exclusivity	52
	The Impact of Migration	53
	The Maintainers	54
	The Social Isolates	56
	The Strivers	57
	Conclusion	58
Chapter 3	Headquarters and Subsidiaries: Haitian Immigrant Family Households In New York City	62
	Phases of Haitian Mass Immigration into the United States	63
	The Sending Family Household as a Headquarters-Firm	65
	The Immigrant Family Household as a Subsidiary Firm	67
	The Model	69
	Conclusion	74
Part II	Hispanic American Families in the United States	77
Chapter 4	Tradition and Transition in Mexican-Origin Families	79
	Mexican Family History in the Southwest	81
	Old and New Perspectives	86
	Global Reorganization and Family Upheavals	87
	Selected Patterns and Trends	91
	Family Structure and Family Dynamics	93
	What We Learn from Mexican-Origin Families	96
Chapter 5	The Puerto Rican Family	101
	The Traditional Puerto Rican Family	102
	The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family in the United States	105
	Conclusion	111
Chapter 6	Cuban American Families	114
	The Cuban Family in the Early Communities	114
	The Cuban Revolution of 1959 and Cuban Migration to the United States	116
	Characteristics of Cubans and Cuban Families in the United States	118
	The Family and the Cuban Success Story	122
	Marital Instability	125
	Acculturation, the New Generation, and Social Change	126
	Conclusion	127
Part III	Asian American Families in the United States	131
Chapter 7	Chinese American Families	134
	Historical Background	136
	Contemporary Trends	151
	Conclusions: Revisioning the Chinese American Family	158
Chapter 8	Japanese American Families	164
	Cultural versus Critical Perspectives on Japanese American Families	165
	Historical Development of the Japanese American Family	168
	Contemporary Japanese American Families	174
	Conclusions	177
Chapter 9	Vietnamese American Families	181
	The Vietnamese Exodus	181
	Demographic Trends	183
	Households and Extended Family	185
	Family Roles and Authority	187
	Conclusions	190
Chapter 10	Korean American Families	193
	Immigration and Settlement	194
	Family Characteristics	197
	Marital Relations	201
	Child Socialization and Generational Conflicts	203
	Generational Differences in the Family Systems	205
	Conclusion	208
Chapter 11	Rules, Role, and Realities: Indo-American Families in the United States	212
	Rules and Realities: Who Are in a Family?	213
	Family Dynamics	215
	Ideal Versus Real Families	216
	Parental Roles	217
	Roles and Realities Between Generations	219
	Conclusion	220
Part IV	Native American Families in the United States	225
Chapter 12	American Indian Families	227
	The Demography of American Indian Families	227
	Family Structure and Economic Well-Being	230
	Marriage with Non-Indians	235
	Studies of American Indian Families	238
	Role, Status, and Authority in the Family	240
	Conclusion	246
Part V	Minority Families and Social Change	250
Chapter 13	Minority Families and Social Change	252
	Minority Families: Change and Adaptation	255
	African Americans and the Diversification of Family Life	256
	Hispanic Minority Families: Structure and Process	263
	Asian American Families: Patterns and Variations	273
	Native American Families: Patterns of Adaptation and Change	283
	Concluding Remarks	290
	Index	301