Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African - American Perspective
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Table of Contents
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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