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This is a 6 page paper discussing the demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of African American families. Studies of demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of African American families and communities have shown that overall, African Americans report lower incomes, lower education, higher unemployment and poverty rates, and higher mortality and suicide rates than most White communities in the United States. All of these factors have improved over the last decade and unemployment was reported at an all time low in the last U.S. Census. Despite these adversities however, a large percentage of African American families have succeeded in their educational and professional careers. It is believed that this “resilience” is enhanced by several cultural support characteristics which exist within the African American families and their communities. Most African Americans have reported that their most difficult challenges are based on racism and oppressive factors rather than factors which relate to their family or socio-economic status. Racism, oppression, and segregation are also believed to be some of the primary differences in the mortality and suicide rates in the African American population from the white population. In social science studies and in relation to agencies which wish to establish social support groups to help African American families, all of the cultural, socio-economic, and demographic differences must be taken into account.
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mortality and suicide rates than most White communities in the United States. All of these factors have improved over the last decade and unemployment was reported at an all time
low in the last U.S. Census. Despite these adversities however, a large percentage of African American families have succeeded in their educational and professional careers. It is believed that this
"resilience" is enhanced by several cultural support characteristics which exist within the African American families and their communities. Most African Americans have reported that their most difficult challenges are based
on racism and oppressive factors rather than factors which relate to their family or socio-economic status. Racism, oppression, and segregation are also believed to be some of the primary differences
in the mortality and suicide rates in the African American population from the white population. In social science studies and in relation to agencies which wish to establish social support
groups to help African American families, all of the cultural, socio-economic, and demographic differences must be taken into account. Recent data from the
U.S. Census Bureau has shown that over 79 percent of African Americans over the age of 25 have earned at least a high school education diploma and 17 percent had
earned a bachelors degree by March 2000. This is considered as the highest degree of educational attainment ever recorded in African Americans in the U.S. Census (U.S. Census, 2002). The
U.S. Census also provided very recent data in regards to the current status of the current population of African American families in the United States which can be used as
background and a very good starting point when instigating research studies in the social sciences. The study of African American families can begin
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