Anglický jazyk

African American Middle-Income Parents

Vydavateľstvo: Information Age Publishing
Rok vydania: 2007
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781593118303

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O knihe

Ethel Robinson has written an amazing book. As she wisely argues, despite a rapidly growing middle
and upper class, popular media and public debates continue to view African-American families from
a deficit perspective. Portrayals of African-American families in newspapers, television, and
contemporary scholarship tend to focus on single-parent households, low parental expectations, and
lack of family involvement in schooling. The families you will meet in this book contradict these
stereotypes. In carefully crafted vignettes, Dr. Robinson and paints an alternative portrait of life in
African-American households. In this marvelous book, you will see eight intact families intimately
involved in the academic and social lives of their children. Some volunteer in their children's
classrooms; others serve as devoted tutors and mentors; still others are active advocates, arguing
passionately for school services; all hold fast to the hope that their children will achieve their piece of the American dream. This book is a
powerful antidote to the negative portrayals of African-American families that abound in mainstream media. It is a "must-read" for
researchers, educators, and all who wish to look beyond and beneath the stereotypes of African-American family life.