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Taking diversity seriously: Within‐group heterogeneity in African American extended family support networks
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Robert Joseph
dc.contributor.authorChatters, Linda M.
dc.contributor.authorCross, Christina J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T00:44:59Z
dc.date.available2022-11-01 20:44:59en
dc.date.available2021-11-02T00:44:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, Robert Joseph; Chatters, Linda M.; Cross, Christina J. (2021). "Taking diversity seriously: Within‐group heterogeneity in African American extended family support networks." Journal of Marriage and Family 83(5): 1349-1372.
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/170802
dc.description.abstractObjectiveThis study examined the correlates of involvement in extended family social support networks among African Americans.BackgroundPrevious literature has documented the importance of informal social support from extended family members for the African American population. Most research has investigated black‐white differences in network involvement or has focused on impoverished African American families. Both approaches conceal important within‐group variation in participation among the total African American population.MethodThis study relied on nationally representative data from the African American sub‐sample of the National Survey of American Life (n = 3538). It employed ordinary least squares regression analysis to examine the sociodemographic and family factors that are associated with four key measures of involvement in extended family support networks: receiving and providing extended family support, frequency of family contact, and degree of subjective closeness.ResultsAfrican Americans routinely interacted with members of their family, displayed a high degree of family closeness, and exchanged support fairly frequently. Findings also revealed significant variation in network involvement by sociodemographic characteristics: women, younger adults, and Southerners were typically most involved; individuals who experienced greater material hardship, were previously incarcerated, or served in the military reported less involvement. Results also showed that family closeness and family contact were particularly salient factors shaping the extent to which network members engaged in support exchanges.ConclusionThe magnitude of within‐group heterogeneity in network involvement underscores the importance of considering issues of intragroup diversity in the developing literature on African American extended family networks.
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc.
dc.subject.othersocial support
dc.subject.otherAfrican Americans
dc.subject.otherfamily diversity
dc.subject.otherfamily relations
dc.subject.otherkinship
dc.subject.otherrace
dc.titleTaking diversity seriously: Within‐group heterogeneity in African American extended family support networks
dc.typeArticle
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatry
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialties
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jomf.12783
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Family
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