Mobilizing Black America: The Family Problem

Abstract

This research paper defines the present day black family, discusses trends and problems and discusses why there will be less young men and women available to mobilize during a national emergency in the United States. First the black family is defined and the desire of most blacks to be married is pointed out. The part adoption, formal and informal, which plays in the black family is discussed. The trends of marital status, black class structure, fertility rates, and unemployment, and the cause of these trends are then pointed out. The major black family problems of crime, drug and alcohol abuse, AIDS, teenage pregnancy and lack of male role models are then discussed and the conclusion drawn that there is a decreasing amount of black youth available to mobilize to serve in the military in case of a national emergency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA278276

Entities

People

  • Earl A. Richardson

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Adolescents
  • African Americans
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Rearing
  • Crime
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Criminals
  • Drug Abuse
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Family
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges

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