Ascension: The Sociology of an African American Family's Generational Journey - Hardcoverby Lois Benjamin (Author) In this masterful work of family focused sociology, Lois Benjamin considers the lives of Pennie and Roscoe James and their children, revealing how a large, close knit African American family with humble origins in a small town of North Carolina is shaped by the contours of its religious and ethical value system. Despite the challenges of daily experiences, the James elders transmitted values to their children that provided