1. Minority Families Research Issues And Important Questions

2. Big Issues Framing Our Interest Upper Class Families Upper Class Families Key Interest: Preserving privilege and fortune Key Interest: Preserving privilege and fortune Middle Class Families Middle Class Families Key Interest: Achieving respectibility Key Interest: Achieving respectibility Lower Class Families Lower Class Families Key Interest: Survival Key Interest: Survival Is It Race Or Class That Affects Outcomes?

3. Big Issues Framing Our Interest Marriage-Based Networks Marriage-Based Networks Female Networks Female Networks Extended Kin Networks Extended Kin Networks What Parts Do Kinship Networks Play?

4. Big Issues Framing Our Interest What happened to all the families with 12 children? What happened to all the families with 12 children? High fertility rates High fertility rates Southern rural Blacks, Native Americans, Mexican Americans Moderate fertility rates Moderate fertility rates Southern urban Blacks, Blacks outside of the south Low fertility rates Low fertility rates Japanese and Chinese Americans Difference between fertility and fecundity Difference between fertility and fecundity Are There Differences In Fertility Rates?

5. Black Families The Marriage Squeeze The Marriage Squeeze Single-parent families Single-parent families Hypogamy Hypogamy “Too Few Men” “Too Few Men” Extended Families Extended Families Female Networks And The Problem Of Migration Female Networks And The Problem Of Migration “Fathers” vs “Daddies” “Fathers” vs “Daddies” Childrearing Practices Childrearing Practices Corporal Punishment Corporal Punishment

6. Latino Families “Familism” “Familism” Collectivity Collectivity Consensual Unions Consensual Unions Gender Norms Gender Norms “Machismo” “Machismo” Feminine Virtues Feminine Virtues Extended Families Extended Families “Grandfamilies” “Grandfamilies” Kinship Networks And The Problem Of Public Services Kinship Networks And The Problem Of Public Services

7. Asian Families “Eastern” (Confucian) Values “Eastern” (Confucian) Values Collectivity Collectivity Respect For Elders Respect For Elders “Obligation” “Obligation” Marriage & Family Disruptions Marriage & Family Disruptions Parental Involvement In Dating Parental Involvement In Dating Divorce & Out-of-Wedlock Births Divorce & Out-of-Wedlock Births Childrearing Practices Childrearing Practices Consolidated Investments Consolidated Investments Power of Shame and Guilt Power of Shame and Guilt Permissiveness Permissiveness