All Our Kin: Strategies For Survival In A Black Community"This landmark study debunked the misconception that poor families were unstable and disorganized. Here is the chronicle of a young white woman's sojourn into The Flats, an African-American ghetto comm" |
Contents
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The Research Scene | 5 |
My Home Base | 11 |
Black Urban Poor Stereotypes Versus Reality | 22 |
An Anthropological Approach | 27 |
What Goes Round Comes Round | 32 |
The Obligation to Give | 41 |
The Rhythm of Exchange | 42 |
Gimme a Little Sugar | 62 |
Statistical Patterns | 71 |
Transactions in Parenthood | 73 |
Those You Count | 90 |
KinStructured Local Networks | 93 |
Residence and Domestic Organization vii | 101 |
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Social Networks | 43 |
All Our Kin | 45 |
Motherhood Fatherhood Friendship | 57 |
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