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An in-depth analysis of the contexts of Black youth socialization with emphasis on the intragroup variations in the circumstances, behavior, and experiences of those youth. Taylor and his contributors present a balanced portrait of the majority of Black youth who stay in school, avoid drugs and pregnancy, are employed, and are not involved in crime despite social and economic disadvantages, alongside those unfortunates who are enmeshed in the crucible of social problems. Authored by some of the best African-American researchers in the United States, this volume focuses on the multiple ecologies of Black youth development from school through employment and marriage.

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Author:   Ronald L Taylor
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.698kg
ISBN:  

9780275948863

ISBN 10:   0275948862
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   12 December 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Black Youth in the United States: An Overview by Ronald L. Taylor Black Youth in the United States: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations Old Issues and New Theorizing about African American Youth: A Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory by Margaret B. Spencer Health and Mental Health of Black Adolescents by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs Multiple Contexts of Black Youth Socialization The Multiple Ecologies of Black Youth Socialization: An Afrographic Analysis by A Wade Boykin and Constance M. Ellison Black Youth in School: Individual Achievement and Institutional/Cultural Perspectives by Jacqueline Jordan Irvine and Russell W. Irvine Disparities in Employment Status between Black and White Youth: Explaining the Continuing Differential by Doris Y. Wilkinson Sexuality, Marriage and Family among Black Youth Sexual Activity, Pregnancy and Childbearing among African-American Youth by Diane Scott-Jones, A. Davis, M. Foster, and T. Hughes Sex Codes and Family Life among Poor Inner-City Youths by Elijah Anderson Special Problem Areas: Black Youth at Risk Self-Destructive Behaviors among Black Youth: Suicide and Homicide by Karen D. Weddle and Patrick C. McKenry Structural Strain: Drug Use among African American Youth by Ann F. Brunswick and David Rier Delinquency and Drug Use among High Risk Youths Over Time by Richard Dembo, et al. Adult Consequences of Adolescent Childbearing: The Longitudinal Harlem Health Study by Ann F. Brunswick and Angela A. Aidala Black Youth, Public Policy, and Social Intervention Improving the Status of Black Youth: Some Lessons from Recent National Experiments by Ronald L. Taylor Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage: Toward a Comprehensive National Policy for Social Intervention by Robert B. Hill

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RONALD L. TAYLOR is Director of the Institute of African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, where he is a Professor of Sociology.

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