Contents
Part I: Theoretical Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Gender, Class, and Intersectionality
1. Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Studies of Black Populations - James S. Jackson, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, and Sherrill L. Sellers
2. Researching “Black” Educational Experiences and Outcomes: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations - Carla O’Connor, Amanda Lewis, and Jennifer Mueller
3. Crowded Out? The Racial Composition of American Occupations - 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 - 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 - Dolores G. Norton, Jacquelyn Vincson, and Melissa Wilhelm
6. Studying Marital Relationships - Joseph Veroff and Terri L. Orbuch
7. Conducting Stress Research in Black Communities Abroad: Suggestions and Methodological Strategies for South African Studies - Nikeea Copeland-Linder
8. Methodological Considerations in the Study of Work and Occupations: The Case of Domestic Workers in New York City - 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 - 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 - Julia F. Hastings, Heidi Kromrei, and Cleopa
11. Adjusting for and Predicting Nonresponse in a Panel Survey of African Americans - Monica L.Wolford and Myriam Torres
12. Research with Black Churches: Lessons Learned from the Black Church Family Project - 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 - Andrea G. Hunter and Deborah J. Johnson
14. Methods for the Study of Mental Health in African American Populations - 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 - L.Monique Ward
16. Regarding Black Audiences: Qualitative Approaches to Studying Black Media Consumption - Catherine Squires and Bambi Haggins
Contributors
Index