ABSTRACT
First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|10 pages
The Black Middle Class: Definition and Demographics
part |4 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART I. THE WORLD OF WORK
chapter 2|12 pages
Blacks in Policy-Making Positions
chapter 3|8 pages
Stress in the Workplace
part |2 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART II. MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS
chapter 4|13 pages
Mate Selection and Psychological Need
chapter 5|11 pages
Male-Female Relationships: The Woman's Perspective
chapter 6|16 pages
Male-Female Relationships: The Man's Perspective
part |2 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART III. PARENTING
chapter 7|11 pages
Stresses in Parenting
chapter 8|9 pages
Adolescent Sexuality
chapter 9|14 pages
Parenting of the Elderly
part |2 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART IV. EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
chapter 10|14 pages
Black Families: The Nurturing of Agency
chapter 11|10 pages
Black Middle-Class Education in the 1980s
part |2 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART V. HEALTH AND ILLNESS
chapter 13|8 pages
Physical Illnesses Presenting with Psychological Symptoms
chapter 14|6 pages
Identification of Responses to Emotional Stress
chapter 16|17 pages
Psychosocial Issues in Sickle Cell Disease
chapter 18|17 pages
Substance Abuse: Impact on the Black Middle Class
part |2 pages
INTRODUCTION TO PART VI. TREATMENT