A Qualitative Study of Black Married Couples’ Relationships With Their Extended Family Networks

dc.contributor.authorVil, Noelle M. St.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Katrina Bell
dc.contributor.authorCross-Barnet, Caitlin
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-02T15:48:22Z
dc.date.available2021-09-02T15:48:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-12
dc.description.abstractHistorically extended family networks have been identified as contributing to the resiliency of Black families. However, little is known about how extended family networks impact the lives of Black married couples. What we do know largely stems from quantitative research. Using a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews, we examine extended family network relationships among 47 Black couples from the Contemporary Black Marriage Study who had been married for more than 5 years. Black married couples’ relationship with extended family networks affects the marriage through the following acts: (a) extended family living, (b) childcare, (c) advice and emotional support, and (d) interfamilial conflict. The four themes influenced Black marriages in various ways. This study has implications for social workers working with married couples.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1044389418756847en_US
dc.format.extent11 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2wrsl-lkop
dc.identifier.citationVil, Noelle M. St.; McDonald, Katrina Bell; Cross-Barnet, Caitlin; A Qualitative Study of Black Married Couples’ Relationships With Their Extended Family Networks; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, Volume: 99, issue: 1, page(s): 56-66, 12 March, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1044389418756847en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177%2F1044389418756847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22949
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSage Journalsen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Public Policy Collection
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dc.titleA Qualitative Study of Black Married Couples’ Relationships With Their Extended Family Networksen_US
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