Midwest Sociological Society

This paper is an attempt to analy e and critique major issues and methodology of Black family literature, noting trends and changes from the 1960s 2 through 1975, emphasizing:primarilY issues and methodology of the 19702s. Finally, it points out implications of the current literature for future theory and research. (Author) Docum nts acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original