title: Child fosterage in the United States: signs of an African heritage.
abstract: "The presence of significant numbers of family and household structures among African Americans...[differs] from traditional Euro-American models.... The recently developed U.S. Census public use samples and measures oriented to the practices of informal child fosterage are used to examine and compare these different bases of family life. Data from the turn of the century provide some historical distance from previous explanations of difference centered on slavery, or explanations that focus on contemporary social issues such as urban problems or the welfare state. Comparisons with studies of the contemporary U.S.,  Africa, the Caribbean, and historical materials give broader scope to fosterage analysis and to the consideration of cultural family differences."
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002668:Child Rearing; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005581:Foster Home Care; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Blacks; Child Rearing; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fostering; Historical Survey; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Studies; United States