Collapse of the African American family / by anthropologist Gregory Days.

"Anthropologist Gregory Days presents a twenty-first century wake-up call to his fellow African Americans and America as a nation. Days shares his observations as a Black man who spent years working as a cultural anthropologist. His book describes phenomena he has witnessed and what he views as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Days, Gregory (Author)
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, PA : Dorrance Publishing Co., [2017]
Subjects:
African American families.
African American families > History.
African Americans > Family relationships.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
African Americans > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Ethnology.
African Americans > Economic conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions.
2000-2099
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:iv, 110 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Anthropologist Gregory Days presents a twenty-first century wake-up call to his fellow African Americans and America as a nation. Days shares his observations as a Black man who spent years working as a cultural anthropologist. His book describes phenomena he has witnessed and what he views as the destruction of the African American family from within. Days has spent his career studying Black families and his book explores themes of self-determination and calls upon readers to look past institutionalized racism, building an understanding of what needs to happen to regain stability in Black culture"--Back cover.
Call Number:E185.86 .D39 2017
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781480944343
1480944343
Action Note:
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