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Black Christian family
black family solidarity and spiritual being
black value system
books by Lois Benjamin
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communitarian value system and worldview
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Elizabeth State University
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intergenerational black family entrepreneurs
kindness and family solidarity
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religion and ethical values religion among black families
religious and ethical values in families
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social capital and generational family wealth
social capital in black families
sociology of black families
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strengths of black families
success and upward mobility in black families
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Product details
- ISBN 9781469678672
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 155 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2024
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In this masterful work of family-focused sociology, Lois Benjamin considers the lives of Pennie and Roscoe James and their children, revealing how a large, close-knit African American family with humble origins in a small town of North Carolina is shaped by the contours of its religious and ethical value system. Despite the challenges of daily experiences, the James elders transmitted values to their children that provided them with the resources to thrive and the resilience to meet adversity. The James children recount their personal, unique perspectives on how faith, familial solidarity, and savvy entrepreneurship led to their continued generational success. Benjamin uses a blend of ethnographic and qualitative methods to place the James's experiences in broader historical context. In doing so, she shows that the family's values of compassion, empathy, and communitarian and enterprising spirit offer hope in this polarized society.
Lois Benjamin is professor emerita of sociology at Hampton University and author of several books, including The Black Elite: Still Facing the Color Line in the Twenty-First Century.
