Family Life in Black America

Foreword - Andrew Billingsley Introduction - Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M Chatters and James S Jackson Recent Demographic Trends in African American Family Structure - Robert Joseph Taylor et al The Effects of Mate Availability on Marriage among Black Americans - K Jill Kiecolt and Mark A Fossett A Contextual Analysis Gender, Age and Marital Status as Related to Romantic Involvement among African American Singles - M Belinda Tucker and Robert Joseph Taylor Life Stress and Psychological Well-Being among Married and Unmarried Blacks - Verna M Keith Religious Involvement and the Subjective Quality of Family Life among African Americans - Christopher G Ellison Multiple Familial-Worker Role Strain and Psychological Well-Being - Ruby L Beale Moderating Effects of Coping Resources among Black Americans Parents Informal Ties and Employment among Black Americans - Robert Joseph Taylor and Sherrill L Sellers Families, Unemployment and Well-Being - Clifford L Broman Differences among Africian American Single Mothers - Rukmalie Jayakody and Linda M Chatters Maritial Status, Living Arrangements and Family Support Childrearing, Social Support and Perceptions of Parental Competence Among African American Mothers - Cleopatra Howard Caldwell and Lilah Koski Strategies of Racial Socialization Among Black Parents - Michael C Thornton Mainstream, Minority & Cultural Messages Instrumental and Expressive Family Roles Among African American Fathers - Phillip J Bowman and Tyrone A Forman Family Roles and Family Satisfaction Among Black Men - Robert Joseph Taylor and Waldo E Johnson, Jr Living Arrangements of African-American Adults - Andrea G Hunter Variations by Age, Gender and Family Status Husbands, Wives, Family and Friends - H W Neighbors Sources of Stress, Sources of Support Changes Over Time in Support Network Involvement among Black Americans - Robert Joseph Taylor, James S Jackson and Linda M Chatters