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Author:   Letha A See
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.100kg
ISBN:  

9780789028327

ISBN 10:   0789028328
Pages:   828
Publication Date:   02 August 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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About the Editor Contributors Foreword (Joycelyn Elders) Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments PART I: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Chapter 1. Introduction: Human Behavior Therapy and the African-American Experience (Letha A. [Lee] See) Chapter 2. African Americans’ Response to Their Social Environment: A Macro Perspective (Tony B. Lowe and June Gary Hopps) PART II: UNDERSTANDING BLACK FAMILIES Chapter 3. The Black Family in the Twenty-First Century and the Church As an Action System: A Macro Perspective (Andrew Billingsley and Barbara Morrison Rodriguez) Chapter 4. Enhancing the Resilience of African-American Families (Robert B. Hill) Chapter 5. Strength Behaviors for African-American Socialization and Survival (Jerome H. Schiele) Chapter 6. Family Roles of Noncustodial African-American Fathers (Robert B. Hill) Chapter 7. African-American Military Service Members and Their Families: A Different Environment (Jesse J. Harris and Norma G. [Cindy] Jones) PART III: THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF BLACK CHILDREN Chapter 8. The Psychological Effects of Skin Color on African Americans’ Self-Esteem (Letha A. [Lee] See and Rufus Larkin) Chapter 9. An Examination of the Self-Esteem and Self-Identity of Biracial Children in the United States (Naomi T. Ward and Alieizoria Redd) Chapter 10. No Child Left Behind: Can African Americans Break the Profound Cycle of Apathy and Will Social Workers Help? (June Gary Hopps, Tony B. Lowe, Robbie C. Tourse, and Alice Boateng-Cooper) PART IV: THE TEEN YEARS Chapter 11. Revisiting the Regendering of Social Work Practice with African-American Girls (Linwood H. Cousins and Tracey Mabrey) Chapter 12. African-American Adolescent Girls: Facing the Challenges and Consequences of Violence in the Inner City (Annie Woodley Brown and Ruby M. Gourdine) Chapter 13. The Empowerment of Young African-American Males: Implications for Social Work Practice (Cudore L. Snell and Julie Guyot) Chapter 14. Prevalence and Incidence of Black-on-Black Crime Among Youth (Tiffany D. Bauffour) Chapter 15. Black-on-Black Crime: Compensation for Idiomatic Purposelessness (Revisited) (Rufus Larkin and Creigs C. Beverly) Chapter 16. African-American and Other Street Gangs: A Quest for Identity (Revisited) (Jerome L. Blakemore, Yolanda Q. Mayo, and Glenda M. Blakemore) Chapter 17. Hip Hop Culture: An Alternative Site for Gender Socialization in the African-American Community (William Oliver) Chapter 18. Substance Abuse Among African-American Children: Contemporary Issues and Challenges for Effective Intervention (Darlene Grant and Barbara W. White) Chapter 19. Continuing the Fight Against School Violence: Progress, Current Practices, and Future Directions (Revisited) (Edgar H. Tyson, Freddie L. Avant, and Robert O. Washington) PART V: YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS Chapter 20. Violence in Prison Systems: An African-American Tragedy (Jerry G. Johnson) Chapter 21. African-American Women with HIV/AIDS (Larry Williams and Rufus Larkin) Chapter 22. Deconstructing the “Down Low”: An Ecological Perspective on African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) (Dorie J. Gilbert and Larry Williams) Chapter 23. Stressors Experienced by African-American Armed Service Personnel During the Iraqi War (Tony B. Lowe, June Gary Hopps, and Letha A. [Lee] See) Chapter 24. Educational Resilience Among African-American College Students Who Have Experienced Long-Term Foster Care (Sherri F. Seyfried, Judith Birgen, and Kimberly A. Mann) PART VI: BEHAVIORS DURING THE MIDDLE YEARS AND OLD AGE Chapter 25. The Impact of Racism, Poverty, Educational Attainment, and Masculine Identity on the Efficacy of African-American Fatherhood (Janice Matthews Rasheed and Ron Stewart)

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