FAMILY DIVERSITY AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER BLACKS

描述（改编自研究者摘要）：本研究的目的 研究是调查大家庭的多样性， 中年和老年非裔美国人。 具体而言，目标是： (a)探讨家庭的定义、成员资格的标准以及 责任和交换规范;（B）确定 大家庭的结构和功能， 和发电状况;以及（c）确定压力和脆弱性 城市生活影响着中老年人。 这些因素包括社会经济地位的变化，居住的影响， 年龄隔离住房对家庭融合的影响， 受访者报告。 健康、功能和情绪被检查， 可能与家庭融合有关。 调查方法包括重点访谈法， 结合了定性和定量数据收集技术。 的 研究将使用人种志方法和亲属理论， 人类学探索家庭多样性的基础， 在大规模调查中不易发现的家庭进程。 在 除了病例研究分析外，还将使用双变量统计， 与身份相关的重要关系和差异 变量 在研究的第一阶段，将对160名黑人进行抽样调查， 从公众投票名册中抽取，80岁为45至64岁，80岁为65岁 几岁甚至更老 一半是女人，一半是男人。 的结果 重点访谈将引出他们的大家庭的信息， 将用于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， 另外两名家庭成员是根据代表 不同的家庭类型。 根据我们对非裔美国人的研究85 年和更老，我们预计这些类型将从多功能 大家庭到小家庭，几乎没有或没有持续的家庭 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.