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Miller, Andrew T. "Looking at African American Families: Recognition and Reaction," Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, 1991. Advisor: Drew G. Faust
Using the public use sample of ninety-five thousand households from the 1910 U.S. census and measures oriented to the practices of informal child fosterage, the different basis for family life among African Americans and Euro-Americans can be examined without recourse to previsous historical explanations or contemporary social issues. The study interrogates biological definitions of race and family, and examines social and affective constructions of ehnicities and families. Comparisons with studies of the contemporary U.S., Africa, and historical materials give broader scope to the fosterage analysis and family difference. The study then raises questions about policy implications and the position of children within Euro-American families.
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