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Contents
Foreword, Niara Sudarkasa vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part One
Building Strength Through Self-Help and Innovations 		5
1 A Strengths Perspective on Black Families:
Then and Now, Sadye L. Logan 		8
2 Building on the Strengths of Black Families:
Self-Help and Empowerment, Harrison Y. Smith 		21
3 Caregiving in African American Families: Caring for
Children with Sickle Cell Disease, Shirley A. Hill 		39
4 Helping Black Families Who Are Providing Care to
Persons with AIDS, Sadye L. Logan and Jerome Joyce 		53
5 A Perspective on Homelessness Among
African American Families, Edith M. Freeman 		67
6 Reconceptualizing Youth Violence: Implications for
Positive Change, Sarah G. Mitchell and Sadye L. Logan 		83
Part Two
Creating and Promoting Positive Change 		109
7 Effective Programs and Services for African American
Families and Children: An African-Centered Perspective,
Brenda H. Crawley 		112

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Black Family: Strengths, Self-Help, and Positive Change. Contributors: Sadye L. Logan - editor. Publisher: Westview Press. Place of Publication: Boulder, CO. Publication Year: 1996. Page Number: v.
    
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