African American Male-Female Relationships: A Reader

Publisher Marketing: "African American Male/Female Relationships: A Reader" examines the social, economic, political, and cultural forces that present challenges to the formation and development of healthy relationships and, ultimately, marriages and families. The anthology pushes students to think critically about how ideologies and values stemming from these forces shape their own ideas, values, and perceptions and to examine their own approach to relationships. "African American Male/Female Relationships: A Reader" is divided into eleven topical units: LoveGenderDatingNegative Images and StereotypesHealth and NutritionIntimate Partner ViolenceParentingSexuality/Sexual HealthIncarcerationAlternative LifestylesMarriageThe journal articles and book chapters included in the reader are critical for the serious study of African American male-female relationships. "African American Male/Female Relationships: A Reader" is designed to be used with "African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families: An Introduction." It is also an excellent supplemental reader for Sociology or African American Studies courses that focus on marriage and family. Patricia Dixon, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University. She is the author of "African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families: An Introduction" and "TLC: Talking and Listening With Care: A Communication Guide for Singles and Couples," and is a CCE Board Certified Coach.

Contributor Bio:  Dixon, Patricia Patricia Dixon was born in Manchester in 1964 and is married with two children and one gorgeous grandchild. After studying Fashion at Preston Polytechnic in the 80's, she started her working life in London amidst the mad world of couture and designer tantrums. When the sparkle eventually wore off she returned to Manchester to a more sedate existence, travelling the UK producing clothing for high street stores. Twenty five years later, after swapping fashion for bricks and mortar, working alongside her husband in their building company, she found herself with an empty nest and her secret ambition to write novels could at last become a reality. The inspiration for her first novel, A bientot, was a combination of places visited and the many wonderful characters she has met during her time in the Loire Valley where she has a second home, plus the inevitable store of family memories, trials and tribulations that as a mother you collect over the years. Her follow up novel due to be released in the Summer is a continuation of A bientot. Revisit St Pierre and catch up with its inhabitants and also find a little more about some of the other characters, and how they came to be in France. If you would like to contact Patricia, please do so by following the links below. Email: dixon.patricia@icloud.com Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/pbadixon Twitter: https: //twitter.com/pbadixon