Researching Black Communities: A Methodological Guide

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Contents PART I | Theoretical Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Gender, Class, and Intersectionality 1 | Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Studies of Black Populations 3 James S. Jackson, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, and Sherrill L. Sellers 2 | Researching “Black” Educational Experiences and Outcomes: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations 31 Carla O’Connor, Amanda Lewis, and Jennifer Mueller 3 | Crowded Out? The Racial Composition of American Occupations 60 Darrick Hamilton and William A. Darity Jr. 4 | Aging, Physical Health, and Work and Family Role Changes among African American Women: Strategies for Conducting Life-Course Research with African American Women 79 Letha A. Chadiha and Jewell F. Brazelton PART II | Research with U.S. and International Populations involving Children, Couples, and Women 5 | Research with High-Risk African American Infants and Children: Insights from a Longitudinal Study 97 Dolores G. Norton, Jacquelyn Vincson, and Melissa Wilhelm 6 | Studying Marital Relationships 114 Joseph Veroff and Terri L. Orbuch 7 | Conducting Stress Research in Black Communities Abroad: Suggestions and Methodological Strategies for South African Studies 135 Nikeea Copeland-Linder 8 | Methodological Considerations in the Study of Work and Occupations: The Case of Domestic Workers in New York City 149 Sherrill L. Sellers, Colwick M. Wilson, and Michelle Harris PART III | Strategies for Obtaining National Data with African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and Black Churches 9 | The National Survey of American Life: Innovations in Research with Ethnically Diverse Black Samples 171 James S. Jackson, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Myriam Torres, and Julie Sweetman 10 | Conducting Quantitative Research with African American and Caribbean Black Adult and Adolescent Populations: Strategies for Training Interviewers from Experiences with the National Survey of American Life 190 Julia F. Hastings, Heidi Kromrei, and Cleopatra Howard Caldwell 11 | Adjusting for and Predicting Nonresponse in a Panel Survey of African Americans 207 Monica L. Wolford and Myriam Torres 12 | Research with Black Churches: Lessons Learned from the Black Church Family Project 220 Cleopatra Howard Caldwell PART IV | Research Involving Structural Issues Focused on Families, the Mental Health System, and the Media 13 | A Certain Kind of Vision: Revealing Structure, Process, and Meaning in African American Families 237 Andrea G. Hunter and Deborah J. Johnson 14 | Methods for the Study of Mental Health in African American Populations 254 Lonnie R. Snowden 15 | Using Quantitative Methods to Study the Impact of Television Exposure on the Social and Emotional Development of African American Children and Adolescents 270 L. Monique Ward 16 | Regarding Black Audiences: Qualitative Approaches to Studying Black Media Consumption 289 Catherine Squires and Bambi Haggins Contributors 309 Index 319 ...