Handbook of African American Psychology

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCISBN: 9781412956871

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Edited by Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M Tynes, Shawn O. Utsey
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Shawn O. Utsey, new to the author team on this edition, is the Chair of the department of African American Studies, director of the Institute for African American Mental Health Research and Training, an editor of the Journal of Black Psychology, and an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and is the Editor of the Journal of Black Psychology.

Foreword - William E. Cross, Jr. Introduction - Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, Shawn O. Utsey SECTION I. HISTORICAL FOUNDATION Chapter 1. Foundations for an African American Psychology: Extending Roots to an Ancient Kemetic Past - Thomas A. Parham Chapter 2. Sankofa: History of and Aspirations for Black Psychology Through the Eyes of Our Elders - M. Nicole Coleman and Adanna J. Johnson SECTION 2. AFRICAN/BLACK PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 3. Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to African and African American Psychology - Linda James Myers Chapter 4. African Psychology or Sahku Sheti: An Application of the Art of Spiritual Liberation and Illumination of African People - Ezemenari M. Obasi and Anthony J. Smith Chapter 5. Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic Constructs and Assessment - Kobi Kambon and Terra Bowen-Reid Chapter 6. Assessing African-Centered (Africentric) Psychological Constructs: A Review of Existing Instrumentation - Shawn O. Utsey, Benita Belvet, and Nicole Fischer SECTION 3: CONTEXTUALING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS Chapter 7. Religion and Spirituality - Jacqueline S. Mattis and Carolyn R. Watson Chapter 8. Black Families - Harriett Pipes McAdoo and Sinead N. Younge Chapter 9. Intimate Relationships of African Americans - Anita Jones Thomas, Rabiatu Barrie, and Brendesha M. Tynes Chapter 10. Hip-Hop Music and Culture: A Site of Resiliency for the Streets of Young Black America - Yasser Arafat Payne and LaMar Rashad Gibson Chapter 11. The Role of Media Use and Portrayals in African Americans' Psychosocial Development - Brendesha M. Tynes and L. Monique Ward Chapter 12. Racism, White Supremacy, and Resistance: Contextualizing Black American Experiences - Helen A. Neville and Alex L. Pieterse SECTION 4: EDUCATIONAL ISSUES Chapter 13. African American Children?s Early Learning and Development: Examining Parenting, Schools, and Neighborhood - Iheoma U. Iruka and Oscar Barbarin Chapter 14. Academic Motivation and Achievement of African American Youth - Cynthia Hudley Chapter 15. African American English - Anne Harper Charity Hudley Chapter 16. Stereotype Threat: A Review, Critique, and Implications - Claytie Davis III and Crystal Simmons Chapter 17. Racial Identity and Peer Pressures Among Gifted African American Students: Issues and Recommendations - Donna Y. Ford and Gilman W. Whiting Chapter 18. The Talent Quest Model and the Educating of African American Children - A.Wade Boykin and Constance M. Ellison SECTION 5: GROUP IDENTITY Chapter 19. Racial Socialization: Roots, Processes, and Outcomes - Keisha L. Bentley, Valerie N. Adams, and Howard C. Stevenson Chapter 20. Racial Identity Development During Childhood - Dena Phillips Swanson, Michael Cunningham, Joseph Youngblood II, and Margaret Beale Spencer Chapter 21. Racial Identity Theory: Adults - Kevin Cokley and Collette Chapman Chapter 22. Cultural Mistrust: A Core Component of African American Consciousness - Francis Terrell, Jerome Taylor, Jeffery Menzise, and Ronald K. Barrett Chapter 23. African American Lesbians and Gay Men: Life Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Beverly Greene SECTION 6: PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Chapter 24. Black Americans and Mental Health Status: Complexities and New Developments - Tara R. Earl and David R. Williams Chapter 25. Psychological Health in School-Age Populations - Frank C. Worrell Chapter 26. Conceptualizing Mental Health for African Americans - Suzette L. Speight, Sha?Kema M. Blackmon, Desmond Odugu, and J. Corey Steele Chapter 27. Positive Psychology: African American Strengths, Resilience, and Protective Factors - A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, Fayth M. Parks, and Sussie Eshun Chapter 28. Behavioral and Emotional Strengths in People of African Heritage: Theory, Research, Methodology, and Intervention - Michael Canute Lambert and William K. Smith Chapter 29. From Anxiety and Depression to Suicide and Self-Harm - Rheeda L. Walker and Lora Rose Hunter Chapter 30. Psychosocial Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease: A Primer for African American Psychologists - Shawn M. Bediako SECTION 7: PRACTICE: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTIONS Chapter 31. Counseling and Psychotherapy With African Americans - Madonna G. Constantine, Rebecca M. Redington, and Sheila V. Graham Chapter 32. Therapy With African American Men and Women - Kumea Shorter-Gooden Chapter 33. Social and Cultural Factors in the Cognitive and Clinical Assessment of African American Adults - Deidre M. Anglin and Naa Oyo A. Kwate Chapter 34. Drug Use Among African American Youth: Implications for Prevention - Faye Z. Belgrave, Trenette Clark, and Aashir Nasim Chapter 35. Black Liberation Psychology and Practice - Chalmer E. Thompson and Dorienna M. Alfred SECTION 8: TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Chapter 36. African American Psychology: Trends and Future Directions - Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, and Shawn O. Utsey Author Index Subject Index About the Editors About the Contributors

"The book provides an excellent overview and introduction to significant contemporary research on the psychological issues encountered by the African American community. The important questions raised and the quality of the more traditional psychological research serve as a much-needed antidote to the assumptions of psychology's dominant paradigm." -- K.M. McKinley * CHOICE magazine *

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