Danforth, L., & Miller, J. (2018). African american males from female-headed households: Using family resilience to navigate their way to college. Journal of Family Social Work, 21(1), 63. A grounded theory method was used to uncover essential resources in African American males’ (N = 22) social ecologies that increased the likelihood of… Continue Reading African American males from female-headed households: Using family resilience to navigate their way to college
Familial Influences (FI)
The Deadly Challenges of Raising African American Boys: Navigating the Controlling Image of the “Thug”
Dow, D. M. (2016). The deadly challenges of raising african american boys: Navigating the controlling image of the “thug”. Gender & Society, 30(2), 161. Through 60 in-depth interviews with African American middle- and upper-middle-class mothers, this article examines how the controlling image of the “thug” influences the concerns these mothers… Continue Reading The Deadly Challenges of Raising African American Boys: Navigating the Controlling Image of the “Thug”
“That’s Why I Say Stay in School”: Black Mothers’ Parental Involvement, Cultural Wealth, and Exclusion in Their Son’s Schooling
Allen, Q., & White-Smith, K. (2018). “that’s why I say stay in school”: Black mothers’ parental involvement, cultural wealth, and exclusion in their son’s schooling. Urban Education, 53(3), 409-435. This study examines parental involvement practices, the cultural wealth, and school experiences of poor and working-class mothers of Black boys. Drawing… Continue Reading “That’s Why I Say Stay in School”: Black Mothers’ Parental Involvement, Cultural Wealth, and Exclusion in Their Son’s Schooling