 Public and Private Families: An Introduction, 3/e Andrew J. Cherlin,
Johns Hopkins University
Race, Ethnicity and Families
Preview QuestionsThe following questions will be addressed in this chapter.
1.How is immigration changing the racial and ethnic balance in the United States? |
 | | | 2.How has African-American family life changed over the past several decades? |
| | | 3.What are the family patterns of the major Hispanic ethnic groups? |
| | | 4.What are the distinctive characteristics of the family patterns of Asian Americans? |
| | | 5.How does the concept of "social capital" apply to immigrant families? |
| | | 6.What has been the role of kinship ties in American Indian family life? |
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