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Racial/ethnic variation in family support: African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites

dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Robert Joseph
dc.contributor.authorSkipper, Antonius D.
dc.contributor.authorCross, Christina J.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Harry Owen
dc.contributor.authorChatters, Linda M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-02T18:57:35Z
dc.date.available2023-09-02 14:57:34en
dc.date.available2022-08-02T18:57:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, Robert Joseph; Skipper, Antonius D.; Cross, Christina J.; Taylor, Harry Owen; Chatters, Linda M. (2022). "Racial/ethnic variation in family support: African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites." Journal of Marriage and Family 84(4): 1002-1023.
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/173112
dc.description.abstractObjectiveThis study examined racial and ethnic differences in the receipt and provision of instrumental family support.BackgroundExtended families provide significant levels of emotional and instrumental support across the life course. Despite their importance, extended family relationships and the assistance they provide are largely neglected in the literature. Further, questions remain concerning cultural variation in family support relationships and inconsistent findings on racial differences in family support in prior investigations.MethodThis study relied on data from the National Survey of American Life-Reinterview (n = 3483) to investigate the provision and receipt of instrumental support from extended family among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites and within high- and low-income categories for each group. Eight key measures of instrumental family support are examined: receiving and providing transportation, help with chores, financial assistance, and help during an illness.ResultsAfrican Americans and Black Caribbeans share similar profiles of providing and receiving instrumental family support. Both populations receive and provide assistance more frequently than do non-Latino Whites. Similarly, analyses stratified by income indicated that for low-income and high-income groups, African American and Black Caribbeans are similar to one another, and at each income category, both groups received and provided support more frequently than non-Latino Whites.ConclusionStudy findings are discussed in relation to conceptual and methodological differences in assessing Black–White differences across studies of family support. Attention to these issues and the specific contexts for receiving/providing family support (emergency vs. routine; intergenerational vs. extended) will help clarify inconsistent findings across studies.
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc.
dc.subject.otherinterpersonal relationships
dc.subject.otherkinship
dc.subject.otherrace
dc.subject.othersocial network
dc.subject.othersocial support
dc.subject.otherethnicity
dc.subject.otherfamily diversity
dc.titleRacial/ethnic variation in family support: African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Latino Whites
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.12846
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Family
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