In this Book
- Researching Black Communities: A Methodological Guide
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
Experts from a range of disciplines offer practical advice for conducting social science research in racial and ethnic minority populations. Readers will learn how to choose appropriate methods—longitudinal studies, national surveys, quantitative analysis, personal interviews, and other qualitative approaches—and how best to employ them for research on specific demographic groups. The volume opens with a brief introduction to the difficulty of defining a population and designing a research program and then moves to illustrative examples drawn from the contributors’ own studies of Blacks in the United States, the Caribbean, and South Africa. Case studies cover research on the media, mental health, churches, work, marital relationships, education, and family roles.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. v-vii
- Part I: Theoretical Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Gender, Class, and Intersectionality
- Part II: Research with U.S. and International Populations Involving Children, Couples, and Women
- 6. Studying Marital Relationships
- pp. 114-134
- Part III: Strategies for Obtaining National Data with African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and Black Churches
- Part IV | Research Involving Structural Issues Focused on Families, the Mental Health System, and the Media
- Contributors
- pp. 309-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472026180
Related ISBN(s)
9780472034772, 9780472117505
MARC Record
OCLC
812924933
Pages
333
Launched on MUSE
2012-10-19
Language
English
Open Access
No