FAMILY DIVERSITY AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER BLACKS

说明(改编自调查员摘要)：目的 研究是为了调查大家庭中的多样性 中老年非裔美国人。具体来说，目标是： (A)探讨家庭的定义、成员标准和 责任和交流的规范；(B)查明 按年龄、性别、性别和性别划分的大家庭的结构和功能 以及(C)确定压力和脆弱性 影响着中老年一代的城市生活。 这些因素包括社会经济地位的变化、居住的影响 在年龄隔离住房中，家庭融合和基于年龄的问题 受访者报告说。对健康、功能和情绪进行检查 可能与家庭融合有关的关系。 调查方法包括集中访谈方法，即 结合了定性和定量的数据收集技术。这个 研究将使用人种学方法和亲属关系理论。 人类学探索家庭多样性的基础并确定内部 在大规模调查中不易察觉的家庭过程。在……里面 除案例分析外，还将在以下情况下使用双变量统计 与身份相关的重要关系和差异 变量。在研究的第一阶段，160名黑人的样本将是 从公众投票名单中抽签，80岁为45岁至，80岁为65岁 几岁或更大。一半是女性，一半是男性。调查结果来自 重点访谈将获得关于他们大家庭的信息， 将被用来构建反映家庭多样性的类型学。同相 第二，40个家庭将被选中进行更深入的研究和采访 另外两名家庭成员是根据代表 各式各样的家庭类型。在我们对非裔美国人研究的基础上 年及以上，我们预计这些类型将从多功能 扩大的家庭到没有或很少有持续家庭的弱化家庭 两性关系。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from investigator's abstract): The purpose of this research is to investigate the diversity in the extended families of middle-aged and older African Americans. Specifically, the objectives are: (a) to explore definitions of family, the criteria for membership, and the norms of responsibility and exchange; (b) to identify variations in the structure and functioning of extended families on the basis of age, gender, and generation status; and (c) to identify the pressures and vulnerabilities of urban living that are affecting the middle-aged and older generations. These include variations in socioeconomic status, the effects of residence in age-segregated housing on family integration, and the age-based problems the respondents report. Health, functioning, and mood are examined for possible relationships to family integration. The methods of investigation include the focused interview approach that combines both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. The study will use the ethnographic methods and kinship theories from anthropology to explore the basis of family diversity and identify internal family processes not readily discernible in large-scale surveys. In addition to case study analysis, bivariate statistics will be used where relevant to identity significant relationships and differences among variables. In Phase One of the research, a sample of 160 Blacks will be drawn from public voting rolls, with 80 being ages 45 to 64 and 80 being 65 years and older. Half will be women and half men. The findings from focused interviewing will elicit information on their extended families that will be used to construct a typology reflecting family diversity. In Phase Two, 40 families will be selected for more intensive study with interviews with two additional family members selected on the basis of representing diverse family types. On the basis of our research on African Americans 85 years and older, we expect these types will range from multifunctional extended families to attenuated families with few or no ongoing family relationships.