SOCI 553 - The Black Family in America

3 hours.
3 Credits

The domestic organization of black Americans is studied, taking into account (1) their African heritage; (2) their history of enslavement and ongoing economic and political oppression; (3) their patterns of mating, marriage, and divorce; (4) their patterns of fertility and attitudes towards the young; and (5) their increasing integration into the mainstream of American society.

Offered (FALL OR SPRING)