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A 5 page paper
which examines the differences in parenting styles between African American Alcoholic
parents and nonalcoholic parents. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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though we are assuming that African Americans always parent differently and as such should be studied outside of the average American society. However, one of the important things to understand
when discussing this subject is that more African Americans suffer because of alcoholism than do other cultures. They are more likely to suffer deadly accidents because of alcohol problems and
as such it becomes perhaps necessary to study some of the problems associated with alcoholism so that agencies and organizations can better meet the needs of this population. With that
in mind the following paper examines the differences in parenting styles between African American alcoholics and nonalcoholics. Parenting As mentioned, the problem with alcohol is considered to
be a very serious concern in the African American population. As Mupier et al. (2002) indicate, "The consequences of alcohol are more devastating for African Americans in that they account
for just 12% of the U.S. population, yet they are disproportionately represented in deaths involving not only alcohol, but also narcotics and tobacco. The National Center for Health statistics showed
14.9% of all deaths were due to cirrhosis of the liver among African Americans (Black Enterprise, 1990)" (604). In this there is an obvious problem, however, "No one is clear
about the effect of such statistics on their parenting style, especially in the presence of poverty as a contributing factor. The emotional and psychological weight that poverty has on a
household may translate into harsh parenting practices" (Mupier et al., 2002; 604). And, in light of the fact that there is also a very large number of impoverished African American
families, the problems must really be understood and studied, which appears to be what Mupier et al. (2002) have done. Many previous studies have found, in relationship to alcoholic and
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