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Peer reviewedSmith, Eleanor – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1989
Reviews the historical role of the extended family in the life of African American women and discusses the adaptations they have used over time in their family life. Surveys functions of the Black extended family and argues the critical role of Black women in strengthening and renewing vital kinship systems. (AF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Family, Black History, Blacks
Peer reviewedMcLanahan, Sara S.; And Others – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1989
Investigates the following questions: (1) women's risk of poverty relative to men's; (2) the sources of sex differences in poverty; and (3) the correlation between changes in the sex/poverty ratio and changes in family structure. Confirms the feminization of poverty over time and suggests measures to reduce poverty for women and their children.…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Welfare, Cross Sectional Studies, Economic Status
