This volume takes an in-depth look at the family resources and coping mechanisms of African Americans. Organized in two sections, the book first examines African American families in a broader context, then moves on to relationships within families. Chapters cover topics such as: growing up and surviving in the inner city, the resilience of families in military and foreign environments, or when faced with a lack of prenatal care, or with single parenthood, healing forces in African American families, and a comparative study of mother-daughter interaction in African American and Asian American families.