African American Identity : Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience.

ISBN:

9780739171752

9781306538640

Title:

African American Identity : Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience.

Author:

Sullivan, Jas M.

Personal Author:

Sullivan, Jas M.

Publication Information:

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 pages)

Contents:

AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in African American Racial Identity; 1 Forty Years of Cross's Nigrescence Theory: From Stages to Profiles, From African Americans to All Americans; 2 The Conceptualization and Measurement of Racial Identity and Racial Identification within Psychology; 3 African American Racial Identity Research in Political Science: The Need for a Multidimensional Measure; Part 2: African American Racial Identity and Psychological Well-Being.

4 The Effects of Racial Identity on African- American Youth Well-Being: A Clarification of the Research and Meta-analysis5 Black Identity and Well-Being: Untangling Race and Ethnicity; 6 Black Racial/Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Well-Being: Bridging Identity Theory and Racial/Ethnic Identity Research; 7 When Racial Identity Matters: Stressful Events and Mental Health in Rural African American Adolescents; Part 3: African American Racial Identity and Physical Health; 8 The Role of African American Racial Identification in Health Behavior.

9 Vascular Depression and African Americans: A Population at RiskPart 4: African American Racial Identity Development and Effects on Parents and Children; 10 Black Like Me: The Race Socialization of African American Boys by Nonresident Fathers; 11 Toward a Model of Racial Identity and Parenting in African Americans; 12 African American Children's Racial Identifications and Identity: Development of Racial Narratives; Part 5: African American Racial Identity and Influence on Educational Behavior.

13 Racial Identity as a Buffer to Discrimination among Low Income African American Adolescents: An Examination of Academic Performance14 The Congruence between African American Students' Racial Identity Beliefs and Their Academic Climates: Implications for Academic Motivation and Achievement; 15 The Influence of African American Racial Identity on Standardized Test Performance; 16 An Exploration of Racial Identity among Black Doctoral Students Involved in Cross-Race Advising Relationships.

17 The Relationship between African American Males' Collegiate Peer Support Groups and Their Racial Identity DevelopmentIndex; About the Editors; About the Contributors.

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Subject Term:

African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-

African Americans -- Ethnic identity.

African Americans -- Race identity.

United States -- Ethnic relations.

United States -- Race relations.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.

African Americans -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799698

Ethnic relations. (OCoLC)fst00916005

Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations.

United States -- Ethnic relations.

United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155

Added Author:

Cross, William E., Jr.

Reitzes, Donald C.

Cunningham, Michael.

Sanders Thompson, Vetta L.

Sneed, Joel R.

Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=747063

Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.

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Summary

Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail's African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience is a collection which makes use of multiple perspectives across the social sciences to address complex issues of race and identity. The contributors tackle questions about what African American racial identity means, how we may go about quantifying it, what the factors are in shaping identity development, and what effects racial identity has on psychological, political, educational, and health-related behavior.

African American Identity aims to continue the conversation, rather than provide a beginning or an end. It is an in-depth study which uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to explore the relationship between racial identity and psychological well-being, effects on parents and children, physical health, and related educational behavior. From these vantage points, Sullivan and Esmail provide a unique opportunity to further our understanding, extend our knowledge, and continue the debate.

Author Notes

Jas M. Sullivan is an assistant professor of political science and African and African American studies at Louisiana State University.

Ashraf M. Esmail is an assistant professor in social sciences at Southern University at New Orleans.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

The impressive group of researchers Sullivan (political science and African American studies, Louisiana State Univ.) and Esmail (social sciences, Walden Univ.) assembled present up-to-date qualitative and quantitative explorations of the multidimensional construct of African American racial and cultural identity. The chapters in part 1 review the theoretical evolution of the construct and measurement instruments that help clarify underlying factors of identity development and its influence on everyday life. The chapters in the remaining four parts report current research on the association of racial identity and psychological well-being, physical health, parenting, and educational behaviors. Although the book focuses on African American identity, the theoretical perspectives serve for other ethnic and racial identities. Presenting a well-rounded review of theories and their application, the book will help readers understand the development, reproduction, and influence of racial identity on the lives of African Americans. Specialists examining identity will find this a useful review of theory and method, a resource that highlights the associations between aspects of African American identity and everyday outcomes. The book should inspire scholars to consider new avenues of research. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals. S. Reysen Texas A&M University-Commerce