ISBN:
9780739171745
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (472 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version African American Identity : Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience
DDC:
305.896/073
Keywords:
African Americans - Ethnic identity
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African Americans - Ethnic identity
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience, edited by Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail, is a multidisciplinary exploration of the African American racial identity. The contributors to this volume cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, exploring questions like what is racial identity, how do we quantify it, and what effects do racial identity have on psychological, political, educational, and health-related behavior
Abstract:
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Description / Table of Contents:
AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in African American Racial Identity; 1 Forty Years of Cross's Nigrescence Theory: From Stages to Profiles, From African Americans to All Americans; 2 The Conceptualization and Measurement of Racial Identity and Racial Identification within Psychology; 3 African American Racial Identity Research in Political Science: The Need for a Multidimensional Measure; Part 2: African American Racial Identity and Psychological Well-Being
Description / Table of Contents:
4 The Effects of Racial Identity on African- American Youth Well-Being: A Clarification of the Research and Meta-analysis5 Black Identity and Well-Being: Untangling Race and Ethnicity; 6 Black Racial/Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Well-Being: Bridging Identity Theory and Racial/Ethnic Identity Research; 7 When Racial Identity Matters: Stressful Events and Mental Health in Rural African American Adolescents; Part 3: African American Racial Identity and Physical Health; 8 The Role of African American Racial Identification in Health Behavior
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Vascular Depression and African Americans: A Population at RiskPart 4: African American Racial Identity Development and Effects on Parents and Children; 10 Black Like Me: The Race Socialization of African American Boys by Nonresident Fathers; 11 Toward a Model of Racial Identity and Parenting in African Americans; 12 African American Children's Racial Identifications and Identity: Development of Racial Narratives; Part 5: African American Racial Identity and Influence on Educational Behavior
Description / Table of Contents:
13 Racial Identity as a Buffer to Discrimination among Low Income African American Adolescents: An Examination of Academic Performance14 The Congruence between African American Students' Racial Identity Beliefs and Their Academic Climates: Implications for Academic Motivation and Achievement; 15 The Influence of African American Racial Identity on Standardized Test Performance; 16 An Exploration of Racial Identity among Black Doctoral Students Involved in Cross-Race Advising Relationships
Description / Table of Contents:
17 The Relationship between African American Males' Collegiate Peer Support Groups and Their Racial Identity DevelopmentIndex; About the Editors; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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