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Title Human behavior in the social environment from an African-American perspective / Letha A. (Lee) See, editor.

Publication Info. New York : Haworth Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xliii, 782 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Haworth series in health and social policy
Haworth health and social policy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
System Details 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
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.<B.
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Subject African Americans -- Psychology.
African Americans -- Psychology.
African Americans -- Social conditions.
African Americans -- Social conditions.
Social psychology -- United States.
Social psychology.
United States.
Social work with African Americans.
Social work with African Americans.
Behavioral assessment -- United States.
Behavioral assessment.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author See, Letha A.
Other Form: Print version: Human behavior in the social environment from an African-American perspective. New York : Haworth Press, ©2007 9780789028310 (DLC) 2006030007 (OCoLC)180989215
ISBN 9781136436963 (electronic book)
1136436960 (electronic book)
078902831X (alkaline paper)
9780789028310 (alkaline paper)
0789028328 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780789028327 (paperback ; alkaline paper)