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1 online resource (xliii, 782 pages) : illustrations |
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Haworth series in health and social policy |
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Haworth health and social policy.
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Contents |
Cover; Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective; Copyright; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE EDITOR; CONTRIBUTORS; Foreword; 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 Theory and the African-Americian Experience; Chapter 2 Africian Americans' Response to their Social Environment: A Macro Perspective; PART II: UNDERSTANDING BLACK FAMILIES |
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Chapter 3 The Black Family in the Twenty-First Century and the Church As an Action System: A Macro PerspectiveChapter 4 Enhancing the Rasilience of African_american Families; Chapter 5 Strength Behaviors for African-American Socialization and Survival; Chapter 6 Family Roles of Noncustodial African-American Fathers; Chapter 7 African-American Military Service Members and Their Families: A Different Environment; PART III: THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF BLACK CHILDREN; Chapter 8 The Psychological Effects of Skin Color on African Americans' Self-Esteem |
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Chapter 9 An Examination of the Self-Esteem and Self-Identity of Biracial Children in the United StatesChapter 10 No Child Left Behind: Can African Americans Break the Profound Cycle of Apathy and will Social Workers Help?; PART IV: THE TEEN YEARS; Chapter 11 Revisiting the Regendering of Social Work Practice with African-Americans Girls; Chapter 12 African_American Adolescent Girls: Facing the Challenges and Consequences of Violence in the Inner City; Chapter 13 The Empowerment of Young African-American Males: Implications for Social Work Practice |
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Chapter 14 Prevalence and Incidence of Black-on-Black Crime Among YouthChapter 15 Black-on-Black Crime: Compensation for Idiomatic Purposelessness (Revisited); Chapter 16 African-American and Other Street Gangs: A Quest for Identity (Revisited); Chapter 17 Hip-Hop Culture: An Alternative Site for Gender Socialization in the African-American Community; Chapter 18 Substance Abuse Among African-American Children: Contemporary Issues and Challenges for Effective Intervention; Chapter 19 Continuing the Fight Against School Violence: Progress, Current Practices and Future Directions (Revisited) |
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PART V: YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTSChapter 20 Violence in Prison Systems: An African-American Tragedy; Chapter 21 African-American Women with HIV/AIDS; Chapter 22 Deconstructing the ""Down Low"": An Ecological Perspective on African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM); Chapter 23 Stressors Experienced by African-American Armed Service Personnel During the Iraq War; Chapter 24 Educational Resilience Among African-American College Students Who Have Experienced Long-Term Foster Care; PART VI: BEHAVIORS DURING THE MIDDLE YEARS AND OLD AGE |
Summary |
Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective, Second Edition is an updating of the classic text that presents leading black scholars discussing complex human behavior problems faced by African-Americans in today's society. This new edition provides fresh theories and the latest practical interventions not in the first edition that show, for example, how to enhance a client's coping strategies and resilience by focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This edition includes a new foreword by former Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
African Americans -- Psychology.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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Social psychology -- United States
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Social work with African Americans.
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Behavioral assessment -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans -- Psychology
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Behavioral assessment
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Social psychology
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Social work with African Americans
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
See, Letha A.
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ISBN |
9781136436963 |
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1136436960 |
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