Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Pers

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In Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective, leading black scholars come together to discuss complex human behavior problems faced by African Americans and to force the abandonment of conceptualization theories made without consideration of the Black experience. Challenging you to engage in different thinking and develop new theories for addressing the needs of... Read more

In Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective, leading black scholars come together to discuss complex human behavior problems faced by African Americans and to force the abandonment of conceptualization theories made without consideration of the Black experience. Challenging you to engage in different thinking and develop new theories for addressing the needs of African Americans, this book highlights the assets of black individuals, families, and communities and guides you through program interventions and public policies that strengthen and empower African Americans. You will learn to enhance your clients’coping strategies and resilience by factoring in their strengths rather than focusing on their weaknesses.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective contextualizes community behavior patterns, gender roles, and changing contemporary identities to challenge your assumptions about African American culture and communities and convince you to rethink your intervention strategies and methods. To further help you fine-tune your service delivery, this book leads you through discussions on:

help-seeking behaviors of young street males
the association of sociocultural risk factors with suicides
the use of emotive behavior therapy to help African Americans cope with the prospect of imminent death
advocating for changes in institutions and systems which negatively impact the lives of the poor and the oppressed
how social work has ignored one segment of the African American community--young girls in urban settings
psychological consequences of coming of age in a hostile environment

Social workers, community-based groups, policymakers, and other helping professionals owe it to their clients to shrug off culturally incompetent services and care. Using Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective as a guide, you will learn to redress your programs and policies with a sensitivity to the factors and mechanisms that maximize the buoyancy of disadvantaged groups over various stages of their life development.

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Introduction
Human Behavior Theory and the African American Experience
The Black Family in the 21st Century and the Church as an Action System: A Macro Perspective
Enhancing the Resilience of African American Families
The Psychological Effects of Skin Color on African Americans’ Self Esteem
Re-Gendering Social Work Practice and Education: The Case for African American Girls
Teenage Black Girls and Violence: Coming of Age in an Urban Environment
Young African American Males: Promoting Psychological and Social Well-Being
Substance Abuse Among African American Children: A Developmental Framework for Identifying Intervention Strategies
Cultural Alignment, African American Male Youths, and Violent Crime
Black on Black Crime: Compensation for Idiomatic Purposelessness
African American Street Gangs: A Quest for Identity
A Postmodern Perspective on Black Suicides in the United States
African American Gay Men and Lesbians: Examining the Complexity of Gay Identity Development
The Adult Life Cycle of Poor African American Fathers
Young African American Grandmothers: A Missed Developmental Stage
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in the Process of Dying: Focus on Aged African Americans and Latinos
Index
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Letha A See

Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective

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