Who Is Kin? Family Definition and African American Families
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2007
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Abstract
This article explores the ways in which African Americans, define family and kinship. Using data collected using ethnographic methods, issues such as the level of ongoing commitment to extended family structures, fictive kin status and obligations and pathways to kinship status are examined. This study has broad implications for the delivery of culturally appropriate services to African American individuals and families.
DOI
10.1300/J137v15n02_10
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Stewart, Pearl, "Who Is Kin? Family Definition and African American Families" (2007). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 204.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/204
Published Citation
Stewart, P. (2007). Who is Kin? Family Definition and African American Families. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(2–3), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.1300/J137v15n02_10