African American Parenting
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2-18-2019
Abstract
This chapter begins with an overview of the broader context within which African American parenting occurs; with special attention to race-related economic and spatial dimensions and their linkage to historical and contemporary racism. It focuses on six domains of African American parenting such as behavioral control; discipline; emotion socialization; paternal involvement; parental involvement in education; and racial socialization. The chapter discusses implications of our current knowledge about African American parenting for future research; practice; and policy. African American parents bear the same responsibilities as European Americans for the survival; care; and upbringing of their children. African Americans are more likely to be rearing their children in the context of adverse economic conditions; single parenthood; significant neighborhood disadvantages; and less favorable employment conditions. A broader perspective on African American parents’ strong emphases on obedience; respect; and behavioral control is afforded by looking at other cultural groups that espouse similar emphases.
Recommended Citation
McLoyd, V. C., Hardaway, C., & Jocson, R. M. (2019). African American Parenting. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of Parenting: Vol. 4: Social Conditions and Applied Parenting (3rd ed., pp. 57–107). Routledge.
