Chapter Objectives

After reading the chapter, you should be able to:

1.

explain the reasons for the increase in one-parent families among African Americans.

2.

describe African American families in terms of ideology, and class differences.

3.

summarize the strengths of the African American family.

4.

describe Mexican American families in terms of familism, divorce and birthrates, power and decision making, and child rearing and education.

5.

summarize the strengths of the Mexican American family.

6.

describe Native American families in terms of population trends and distribution, education, standard of living, family life, children, and cultural conflict.

7.

summarize the strengths of the Native American family.

8.

compare Chinese American families with the general population in terms of family and children, income, and education.

9.

summarize the strengths of the Chinese American family.

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