African American identity : racial and cultural dimensions of the Black experience / edited by Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail.

Other author Sullivan, Jas M.
Other author Esmail, Ashraf.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012.
Descriptionxxix, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Race identity.
African Americans--Social conditions. --1975-.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Ethnic relations.

Contents Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in African American Racial Identity -- Forty Years of Cross' Nigrescence Theory : From Stages to Profiles, From African Americans to All Americans / Frank C. Worrell -- The Conceptualization and Measurement of Racial Identity and Racial Identification within Psychology / Richard D. Harvey, Cathryn D. Blue, and Rachel E. Tennial -- African American Racial Identity Research in Political Science : The Need for a Multidimensional Measure / Jas M. Sullivan and Alexandra Z. Ghara -- Part 2. African American Racial Identity and Psychological Well-Being -- The Effects of Racial Identity on African-American Youth Well-Being : A Clarification of the Research and Meta-analysis / Corinn A. Elmore, Jelani Mandara, and Lauren Gray -- Black Identity and Well-Being : Untangling Race and Ethnicity / William E. Cross, Jr., Bruce Ormond Grant, and Ana Ventuneac -- Black Racial/Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Well-Being : Bridging Identity Theory and Racial/Ethnic Identity Research / Donald C. Reitzes and Charles Jaret -- When Racial Identity Matters : Stressful Events and Mental Health in Rural African American Adolescents / Rosa Maria Mulser, Kyle Hucke, Angelique Trask-Tate, and Michael Cunningham -- Part 3. African American Racial Identity and Physical Health -- The Role of African American Racial Identification in Health Behavior / Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Eddie M. Clark, and Jason Q. Purnell -- Vascular Depression and African Americans : A Population at Risk / Amanda D. Persaud, Deepika Singh, Susan Krauss Whitbourne, and Joel R. Sneed --
Contents Part 4. African American Racial Identity Development and Effects on Parents and Children -- Black Like Me : The Race Socialization of African American Boys by Nonresident Fathers / Alvin Thomas, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, and E. Hill De Loney -- Toward a Model of Racial Identity and Parenting in African Americans / Stephanie J. Rowley, Fatima Varner, Latisha L. Ross, Amber D. Williams and Meeta Banerjee -- African American Children's Racial Identifications and Identity : Development of Racial Narratives / Stephen M. Quintana and Aaron V. Smith -- Part 5. African American Racial Identity and Influence on Educational Behavior -- Racial Identity as a Buffer to Discrimination among Low Income African American Adolescents : An Examination of Academic Performance / Debra D. Roberts and Ronald D. Taylor -- The Congruence Between African American Students' Racial Identity Beliefs and their Academic Climates : Implications for Academic Motivation and Achievement / Christy M. Byrd and Tabbye M. Chavous -- The Influence of African American Racial Identity on Standardized Test Performance / Keena Arbuthnot -- An Exploration of Racial Identity among Black Doctoral Students Involved in Cross-Race Advising Relationships / Marco J. Barker -- The Relationship between African American Males' Collegiate Peer Support Groups and Their Racial Identity Development / Jonathan L. Johnson and Michael J. Cuyjet.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011052632
ISBN9780739171745 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739171747 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739171752 (electronic)
ISBN0739171755 (electronic)
Standard identifier# 40021084174

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E185.625 .A375 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold