Forging Links: African American Children Clinical Developmental Perspectives

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This volume focuses on the challenges faced by Black children in the post-modern age. The authors integrate clinical and developmental psychology with history and culture to address contemporary issues in the field. The issues confronting African American children and parents are unique to this era of unparalleled prosperity. Simultaneous patterns of racial inequality and disparities continue to exist in almost all areas of human activity despite these prosperous times. This book offers an in-depth look at issues and challenges affecting African American children in the 21st century. Topics addressed include quantifying normal behavior, racial identity, racial socialization, acting white, teen fatherhood, poverty, violence, and Black males and sports. This book will be of interest to both academics and professionals in clinical development and family psychology and those involved with legal and social services for Black children.

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"Intellectual stimulation and information are the hallmarks of a good book. The editors selected writers who placed new lenses in new frames. The complex lives of African American children are explored from several critical perspectives. This is a must read for those who seek to research and serve this heterogeneous group of children."-Jessica Henderson Daniel Co-Director of Psychology Training Children's Hospital-Boston
"What an exceptional resource for educators, psychologists, and parents! It aids in our understanding of the insidious ambient circumstances our youth juggle daily while offering practical approaches designed to help us diffuse the monstrous enigma. This effective tool will afford us the insight needed to begin reversing the contrary trends consuming our young people."-Fannie Brown The Coming Together Project
This book offers an in-depth look at issues and challenges affecting African American children in the 21st century.-Adolescence
"This book offers an in-depth look at issues and challenges affecting African American children in the 21st century."-Adolescence

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ANGELA M. NEAL-BARNETT is Associate Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. She is the co-editor of Family and Peers and Latino Children and Families in the United States. JOSEFINA M. CONTRERAS is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. She is the co-editor of Family and Peers and Latino Children and Families in the United States. KATHRYN A. KERNS is Associate Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. She is the co-editor of Family and Peers and Latino Children and Families in the United States.