Exploration of Ethnic and Ego Identity Development in Black Americans

2009-10

Author : Alonzo DeCarlo
Release : 2009-10
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Download or read book Exploration of Ethnic and Ego Identity Development in Black Americans written by Alonzo DeCarlo. This book was released on 2009-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding how African American youth appear to manage the struggles of race and ethnic consciousness as well as achieving the normal developmental outcomes of adolescence associated with ego identity requires extensive research. More study is necessary to ascertain how ego, racial, and ethnic identity evolves over time and the nature of this development in other areas of African American adolescents lives. Afro-centric theories on development with empirical support would make major contributions to our understanding of identity development for African American adolescents. Studies that capture the cultural subtleties of identity development in African American youth will make tremendous contributions to the intervention and prevention strategies for mental health, judicial and educational practitioners working with this population.

The Concept of Self

2001 Psychology

Author : Richard L. Allen
Release : 2001
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book The Concept of Self written by Richard L. Allen. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional racism has had a major impact on the development of African American self-esteem and group identity. Through the years, African Americans have developed strong, tenacious concepts of self partially based on African cultural and philosophical retentions and as a reaction to historical injustices. The Concept of Self examines the historical basis for the widely misunderstood ideas of how African Americans think of themselves individually, and how they relate to being part of a group that has been subjected to challenges of their very humanity. Richard Allen examines past scholarship on African American identity to explore a wide range of issues leading to the formation of an individual and collective sense of self. Allen traces the significance of social forces that have impinged on the lives of African Americans and points to the uniqueness of their position in American society. He then focuses on the results from the National Survey of Black Americans-a national survey of African Americans on a wide range of political, social, and psychological issues-to develop a model of African self. Allen explores the idea of double-consciousness as put forth by W.E.B. DuBois against the more recent debates of Afrocentricity or an African-centered consciousness. He proposes a set of interrelated hypotheses regarding how African Americans might use an African worldview for the upliftment of Africans in the Diaspora. The Concept of Self will interest students and scholars of African American studies, sociology and population studies.

Racial and Ethnic Identity in School Practices

1999-04 Education

Author : ROSA HERNANDEZ SHEETS
Release : 1999-04
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Racial and Ethnic Identity in School Practices written by ROSA HERNANDEZ SHEETS. This book was released on 1999-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents work of scholars and practitioners who are exploring the interconnections of racial and ethnic identity to human development, for the purpose of promoting successful pedagogical practices and services.

Race, Ethnicity and Self

1994 Social Science

Author : Elizabeth Pathy Salett
Release : 1994
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Race, Ethnicity and Self written by Elizabeth Pathy Salett. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educators, mental health professionals & social service providers will welcome this unique study of the impact of race, ethnicity & a sense of self on the development of individual identity in the U.S.'s increasingly multicultural society at the end of the 20th century. Beverly Tatum, Department of Psychology & Education at Mount Holyoke College states, "...the discussion of racial/ethnic identity development is expanded beyond the parameters of Black & White to include several groups of color underrepresented in the psychology of literature. Researchers & practitioners alike will want to add this book to their library." Theory & research is presented about African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Whites, Puerto Ricans & Vietnamese Amerasians. Paul Pedersen, Professor of Counselor Education at Syracuse University, comments, "...the book provides a thoughtful & stimulating basis for classroom discussion in courses related to identity issues." Sections of the book focus on Society & Self: A Theoretical Framework; Issues of Dominance in Identity Development; & Identity & Biraciality. Treatment approaches are suggested in several chapters. For information or orders contact the National Multicultural Institute, 300 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 438, Washington, DC 20008. (202) 483-0700 or FAX (202) 483-5233.

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