The Strength of Our Mothers: African and African American Women and Families - Essays and Speeches Book

	Dedication
	Foreword
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
1	Value Premises Underlying Black Family Studies and Black Families	3
2	Dispelling the Myths About Black Families	13
3	Female-Headed African American Households - Some Neglected Dimensions	23
4	Speaking Up for Single Mothers	35
5	African American Families and Family Values	41
6	Roots of the Black Family: Observations on the Frazier-Herskovits Debate	77
7	African and African American Family Structure	89
8	Interpreting the African Heritage in African American Family Organization	123
9	Timeless Values for Troubled Times: Strengthening Today's African American Families	143
10	Planning for the Family versus "Family Planning" - The Case for National Action in Nigeria	149
11	The "Status of Women" in Indigenous African Societies - Implications for the Study of African American Women's Roles	165
12	The Changing Roles of Women in Changing Family Structures in West Africa: Some Preliminary Observations	181
13	In a World of Women: Field Work in a Yoruba Community	191
14	Female Employment and Family Organization in West Africa	221
15	Women and Migration in Contemporary West Africa	237
16	The Effects of Twentieth-Century Social Change, Especially Migration, on Women of West Africa	251
17	Gender Roles, Education, and Development in Africa	265
18	Male/Female Disparities in Education and Occupations in Nigeria: Implications for Technological Development	281
19	African American Women: A Legacy of Leadership	291
20	African American Women - A Case of Strength Without Power?	295
21	Black Women in Higher Education: Movin' Up But Payin' the Price	303
22	Comments on the National Centers for African American Women, with Special Reference to the International Development Center	309
23	Reflections on the Positions and Problems of Black Women in America	313
	Bibliography: A. Articles Included in This Volume	323
	Bibliography: B. Works Cited in This Volume	326