Other African Americans

Yoku Shaw-Taylor is a research scientist at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Steven A. Tuch is professor of sociology, public policy, and public administration at the George Washington University.

This volume of original research provides historical and contemporary information by comparing US-born African Americans with Caribbean and African blacks now living in the US. Summing Up: Recommended.

• Chapter 1 The Intersection of Assimilation, Race, Presentation of Self and Transnationalism in AmericaChapter 2 Who Are the Other African Americans? Contemporary African and Caribbean Immigrants in the U.S.Chapter 3 Thinking through Identities: Black Peoples, Race Labels and Ethnic ConsciousnessChapter 4 Marriage and Family Socialization among Black Americans, Caribbean and African ImmigrantsChapter 5 Earnings, Wealth and Social Capital: A Review of Debates and IssuesChapter 6 Contrasting Religious Preferences between Catholic African Americans and Haitian AmericansChapter 7 Becoming American and Maintaining an Ethnic Identity: The Case of Dominican AmericansChapter 8 Beyond Social Distancing: Intermarriage and Ethnic Boundaries among African Americans in BostonChapter 9 The Stress of Migration and the Mental Health of African Immigrants