Table of Contents

Introduction - Bette J Dickerson
Centering Studies of African American Single Mothers and Their Families - Bette J Dickerson
Female-Headed Households in Sociohistorical Perspective - Norma J Burgess
Women′s Life-Affirming Morals and the Cultural Unity of African Peoples - Annie Ruth Leslie
Teenaged Mothers - Sharon Elise
A Sense of Self
Single Parenting - Dhyana Ziegler
A Visual Analysis
The Impact of the Law on Single Mothers and the `Innocent′ - Willa Mae Hemmons
African American Children in Single-Mother Families - Suzanne M Randolph
The Role of the Grandmother in Poor Single-Mother Families and Households - Susan M George and Bette J Dickerson
Gender, Poverty, Culture and Economy - Rose M Brewer
Theorizing Female-Led Families
Empowerment Through the `Ordinary′ Knowledge/Scholarship/Policy Nexus - Bette J Dickerson, Philipia L Hillman and Johanna E Foster