Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:02:09 BST CiteULike: Tag gender_relations http://www.citeulike.org/tag/gender_relations CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/outisaar/article/1763181 <i>Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 47, No. 4. (November 1985), pp. 1005-1013.</i><br /><br />The family ideology of black Americans is compared with actual family arrangements and lifestyles. Dissonance between the two is explained by the intervention of structural conditions that prevent the fulfillment of normative familial roles by black males. Exchange theory is used to explain the conflict between family ideology and structural conditions: in general, black women fail to marry or remain married when the costs outweigh the benefits of such an arrangement. Changes in Black Family Structure: The Conflict between Family Ideology and Structural Conditions Robert Staples Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 47, No. 4. (November 1985), pp. 1005-1013. 2007-10-13T08:31:45-00:00 1985 Journal of Marriage and the Family 47 4 1005 1013 Blackwell Publishing Limited african-american family gender_relations men sociology women http://www.citeulike.org/user/outisaar/article/1763536 <i>Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 19, No. 3. (March 1989), pp. 320-342.</i><br /><br />This article examines the relationships that exist between black females and black males and offers suggestions as to how the rich religious traditions and familial principles that undergird the black heritage can be re-created and adapted for use by black children today and in the years to come. This effort has become necessary in light of the increased sociological attention given to the problems that exist in black male-black female relationships and the "crisis" that exists within the black family today. Overall there seems to be general agreement about the existence of unhealthy conflicts between black males and black females. Problems in the relationships are largely discussed in terms of such factors as institutionalized racism and sexism, the scarcity of black men, the dating game on the part of both black men and women, and the stresses and strains that confront individual partners in their day-to-day activities. This study briefly discusses these explanatory variables and suggests ways by which relationships between black males and black females can be improved, beginning from the formative years of the black child. Black Male-Female Relationships: Some Observations Osei-Mensah Aborampah Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 19, No. 3. (March 1989), pp. 320-342. 2007-10-13T11:36:07-00:00 1989 Journal of Black Studies 19 3 320 342 Sage Publications african-american black family gender_relations men sociology women http://www.citeulike.org/user/outisaar/article/1761642 <i>Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3. (1987), pp. 267-286.</i><br /><br />This article discusses black families and their problems from a historical and socio-political point of view. Social Structure and Black Family Life: An Analysis of Current Trends Robert Staples Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3. (1987), pp. 267-286. 2007-10-12T19:40:29-00:00 1987 Journal of Black Studies 17 3 267 286 african-american class family gender_relations men poverty race sociology women