1. Sociology of the Family April 7, 2015

2. Theories of Urban Poverty Contrast Carol Stack’s work with: – Economic Decline as Sole Explanation – Culture of Poverty – Broken Windows Theory

3. Kinship Networks Kinship network vs. nuclear family “Jural” Parenthood “Casting a net”

4. Kinship and Status Roles Social recognition of parenting roles Motherhood as a prized status Fatherhood beyond biological ties

5. “Controlling images” of Black Women

6. Discussion Questions Should social institutions promote a certain family form? What makes the “nuclear family” more ideal in the American imagination than an extended kinship network? Do the images of African-American women as “mammies, matriarchs, and Jezebels” still hold up in American popular culture? Why or why not? How?