vi Contents
Poverty 266
Marriage 282
Divorce 294
Alternatives to Traditional Marriage 303
Gender Roles 312
Housing and African Americans 324
African American Leisure 336
Further Reading 347
SECTION IV CHILDREN 357
Introduction 359
Child Abuse in the African American Community 363
Adoption 376
Names and African Americans 390
Parenting 399
VOLUME 2
SECTION V TEENS 413
Introduction 415
Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse 419
Teenagers and Depression 429
Teen Pregnancy 438
Teenagers and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 446
Teen Violence 455
School-to-Prison Pipeline 468
Further Reading 482
SECTION VI CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 499
Introduction 501
Discrimination in the Justice System 511
Murder 527
Hate Crimes 541
Incarceration/Prison 559
Rape 577
Robbery 590
Further Reading 605
