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Handbook of African American Psychology

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ISBN-10: 1412956889

ISBN-13: 9781412956888

Edition: 2009

Authors: Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, Shawn O. Utsey, Helen A. Neville

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The purpose of the Handbook of African American Psychology is to provide a comprehensive guide to current developments in African American psychology. It is designed to present theoretical, empirical, and practical issues that are foundational to African American psychology. It synthesizes the debates in the field and research designed to understand the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of African Americans. The breadth and depth of the coverage in this handbook provides both foundational material and current developments. Although similar topics will be covered in this text that are included in other works, this will be the only work in which experts in the field write…    
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List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 584
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Joe Ponterotto is Professor and Coordinator of the Counseling Psychology Program at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Prior to his arrival at Fordham in 1987, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Active in APA and ACA, Joe is also the author of numerous journal articles and books and coeditor of Sage's Handbook of Multicultural Counseling.Shawn O. Utsey, new to the author team on this edition, is the Chair ofnbsp;the department of African American Studies, director of thenbsp;Institute for African American Mental Health Research and Training, an editor of thenbsp;Journal of Black Psychology, and an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth…    

Foreword
Introduction
Historical Foundation
Foundations for an African American Psychology: Extending Roots to an Ancient Kemetic Past
Sankofa: History of and Aspirations for Black Psychology Through the Eyes of Our Elders
African/Black Psychology
Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to African and African American Psychology
African Psychology or Sahku Sheti: An Application of the Art of Spiritual Liberation and Illumination of African People
Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic Constructs and Assessment
Assessing African-Centered (Africentric) Psychological Constructs: A Review of Existing Instrumentation
Contextualing Attitudes and Behaviors
Religion and Spirituality
Black Families
Intimate Relationships of African Americans
Hip-Hop Music and Culture: A Site of Resiliency for the Streets of Young Black America
The Role of Media Use and Portrayals in African Americans' Psychosocial Development
Racism, White Supremacy, and Resistance: Contextualizing Black American Experiences
Educational Issues
African American Children?s Early Learning and Development: Examining Parenting, Schools, and Neighborhood
Academic Motivation and Achievement of African American Youth
African American English
Stereotype Threat: A Review, Critique, and Implications
Racial Identity and Peer Pressures Among Gifted African American Students: Issues and Recommendations
The Talent Quest Model and the Educating of African American Children
Group Identity
Racial Socialization: Roots, Processes, and Outcomes
Racial Identity Development During Childhood
Racial Identity Theory: Adults
Cultural Mistrust: A Core Component of African American Consciousness
African American Lesbians and Gay Men: Life Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Health
Black Americans and Mental Health Status: Complexities and New Developments
Psychological Health in School-Age Populations
Conceptualizing Mental Health for African Americans
Positive Psychology: African American Strengths, Resilience, and Protective Factors
Behavioral and Emotional Strengths in People of African Heritage: Theory, Research, Methodology, and Intervention
From Anxiety and Depression to Suicide and Self-Harm
Psychosocial Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease: A Primer for African American Psychologists
Practice: Prevention and Interventions
Counseling and Psychotherapy With African Americans
Therapy With African American Men and Women
Social and Cultural Factors in the Cognitive and Clinical Assessment of African American Adults
Drug Use Among African American Youth: Implications for Prevention
Black Liberation Psychology and Practice
Trends and Future Directions
African American Psychology: Trends and Future Directions
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors