Charles Willie and Richard Reddicks A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society since its publication in 1976. Using a case study approach Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by socioeconomic status. In addition to examining families of lowincome working and middle classes the authors also look to the family experiences of highly successful African Americans to try to identify the elements of the family environment leading to success. The authors puncture the myth of the Black matriarchy prevalent in the popular imagination and they explore a variety of family configurations including a family with samegender parents. The sixth edition has been reorganized and updated throughout. The new Part IIICases Against and for Black Men and Womenunites two chapters from previous editions into a cohesive discussion of stereotypes and misunderstandings from both scholars and the mass media. Also a new chapter on the Obama family offers support for crossgender and crossracial mentoring and it demonstrates the value of extended family relations.