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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED300485 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Current Crisis/Recent Trends: The Black Family in New
York State. Report of the Task Force on the Black Family.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1987
NOTE: 106 p.
ABSTRACT: There is a crisis in the black family; at its core
is the inextricable linkage of low educational achievement,
high unemployment levels, and limited opportunities for
access to stable jobs at adequate wages. This report is
directed at an examination of the causes and the
consequences of this essentially economic crisis, providing
a brief historical overview of major social and economic
trends affecting black families in New York State. The
following major categories define the underlying trends in
New York: (1) poverty; (2) low income; (3) unemployment; (4)
lack of family formation because of limited economic
options; and (5) inadequate human services in areas such as
education, health care, child care, foster care, and
housing. Each of these is explored in detail. Data on the
following are provided: (1) causes of the crisis; (2) blacks
in the labor market; (3) the labor market and family heads;
(4) occupations, industries, and geographic location; and
(5) the labor market status of household heads. Black
families face discrimination daily. General recommendations
are made as are recommendations in the following areas: (1)
welfare reform; (2) incentives for businesses to provide
jobs; (3) public sector job incentives; (4) training and
education; (5) income; (6) affirmative action; (7) human
services; (8) foster care; (9) child care; (10) housing;
(11) programs to address crime related behaviors; and (12)
community based initiatives. Statistical data are included
in an appendix. Data are presented on 20 tables. A six-page
list of references is included. (BJV)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Blacks-; Community
Role; Day-Care; Employment-Programs; Family-Sociological
Unit; Family-Income; Family-Size; Poverty-; Program
Development; Racial-Bias; Racial-Discrimination; State
Government; Unemployment-; Urban-Problems; Welfare-Services
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-Family; *Economically-Disadvantaged;
*Economic-Factors; *Educationally-Disadvantaged; *Government
Role; *Social-Services
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