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1st Edition

Exemplary, Strong Black Marriages and Families

Edited By Antonius D. Skipper, Justin J. Hendricks, Loren D. Marks Copyright 2027

304 Pages

by Routledge

Description

For much of the twentieth century, research on Black families was dominated by narratives of deficits and dysfunction. This groundbreaking book tells a different story—one of strength, resilience, and adaptive processes within Black marriages and families. Drawing on decades of scholarship and original research, it highlights how Black couples and families navigate stress, racism, and adversity... Read more

Table of Contents

Foreword

Anthony G. James, Jr.

Introduction: Exemplary, Strong Black Marriages & Families

Antonius D. Skipper, Justin J. Hendricks and Loren D. Marks

1. The Strengths of Black Families: Family Support, Fictive Kinship, and Congregation-Based Social Support Networks

Linda M. Chatters, Robert Joseph Taylor and Kazumi Tsuchiya

2. Insights on Self-Perceptions, Coping, and Racism from Wives, Husbands, and Youth in Strong, Religious African American Families

Antonius D. Skipper, Justin J. Hendricks, Tehya A. Vassar, Loren D. Marks, David C. Dollahite, T. J. Moore, Danielle H. Cannon and Heather H. Kelley

3. How Serving Others in Families and Faith Communities Strengthens African American Marriages

Antonius D. Skipper, Loren D. Marks, Tehya A. Vassar, Dani H. Cannon, David C. Dollahite and Justin J. Hendricks

4. Positive Psychology in Strong Black Marriages: Optimism, Humility, Agency, Growth, and Faith

Tehya A. Vassar, Loren D. Marks, Danielle H. Cannon, Antonius D. Skipper, Justin J. Hendricks and David C. Dollahite

5. The Power of Humor in Strong African American Marriages: Laughing, Lifting, and Loving

Loren D. Marks, Danielle H. Cannon, Antonius D. Skipper, Tehya A. Vassar and David C. Dollahite

6. “I Got Your Back”: A Qualitative Examination of Black Married Couples’ Narratives of Protection and Care During Stressful Times

Cassandra D. Chaney

7. “Worth the Wait”: The Perceived Benefits of Sexual Abstinence Until Marriage

Emily N. McKnight

8. Sanctification and Hope in African American Couples

Nakita Carroll, Andrew H. Rose, Emily McKnight and Antonius D. Skipper

9. Relational Sanctification, Forgiveness, and Family Functioning in African American Couples

Andrew H. Rose, Antonius D. Skipper and Seungjong Cho

Conclusion: Countering Deficits and Building Families

Antonius D. Skipper

Editor(s)

Biography

Antonius D. Skipper is an Associate Professor in the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University.

Justin J. Hendricks is a PhD Candidate in Sociology and Demography at Pennsylvania State University.

Loren D. Marks is Professor at the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. He is also a Faculty Fellow at the Wheatley Institute and Co-Director of the American Families of Faith Research Project (https://americanfamiliesoffaith.byu.edu/)

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