The psychology of Blacks : centering our perspectives in the African consciousness

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword Preface About the Authors Chapter 1 Building for Eternity Chapter 2 African-Centered Psychology in the Modern Era Definitions Historical Themes in Psychological Research Inferiority Models Deficit-Deficiency Model Multicultural Model Black Behavioral Norms The African Worldview Persistence of the African-Centered Worldview African-Centered Psychology Comes of Age The Development of Black Psychology—The Modern Era Chronology of the Presidents of the Association of Black Psychologists Chapter 3 The Spiritual Core of African-Centered Psychology Missing Elements The Core of Spirituality The Assumptions of Spirituality The Manifestation of Spiritual Energy Closing Spiritual Illness Chapter 4 The African-American Family The Herskovits-Frazier Debate Snap Shots vs. Videotapes The Indictment and Response to Black Family Life: White vs. Black Portrayals Contemporary Demographic Profiles Challenges Confronting Today’s Families of African Descent Poverty of Spirit Poverty of Affirmation Poverty of Opportunity Poverty of Hope and Optimism Endnotes Chapter 5 Coping with Racism and Oppression: Social Disparities That Impact Black Lives Remembering a Racist Past W. E. B. DU Bois and the Souls of Black Folk: Racism and Oppression—Then and Now The Souls of Black Folk: Then-Racism and Oppression at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century The Atlanta Compromise and the Rise of Booker T Washington The Souls of Black Folk: Now-Racism and Oppression at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century Saltwater Fish in a Fresh Water World: Racism and Acculturation—Reframing the Discourse A Contemporary Look at Oppression African-American Loyalty to a Nation That Gives Less Than Equal Return on Investment The Challenges of Micro- and Macro-Aggressions Closing Thoughts Chapter 6 The Struggle for Identity Congruence in African Americans Social Pathology of American Life Balancing Two Competing Worldviews The Psychology of Nigrescence Contemporary Views Summary Chapter 7 The Psychology of African-Centered Education No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Testing vs. Teaching Educational Innovations from the Obama Administration The Challenges of Education Beyond 2010 Academic Profile Cautions Correlates of Achievement Academic Achievement Motivation Self-Efficacy Poverty Self-Concept Value Orientation as a Correlate Teacher Expectations as a Correlate Parent Education Attainment Family Background as a Correlate Educational Challenges for the New Millennium Promising Practices An African-Centered Ideology The Reciprocal Nature of Education and Health Care Summary Chapter 8 Mental Health Issues Among African- American People Mental Health or Mental Illness: A Question of Perspective Therapeutic Prognosis: Contradictory Findings Help-Seeking Behaviors in African Americans Recommendations for Service Delivery The Influence of Identity States on the Therapeutic Relationship Training Service Providers African-American Psychology Proposed Practice Competencies (Parham, 2005) Awareness Knowledge Skills Chapter 9 Applications of an African-Centered Psychology: The Juvenile Offender Introduction African Americans and the Criminal Justice System: Policing, Courts, and Corrections Historical Origins of African-American Males and the Criminal Justice System The Relationships Between Family Dynamics, Delinquency, and Violence The Relationship Between Identity Development, Delinquency, and Violence The Relationship Between Academic Achievement, Delinquency, and Violence Implementation and Practical Strategies Home Environment School Environment Community Environment Practical Strategies Education- and Training-Related Strategies Prevention and Intervention Program Strategies Consultation and Training Strategies Research Strategies Summary Chapter 10 African-Centered Psychology: A Look Beyond 2010 to 2020 The Value of Praxis in African-American Psychology Emerging Perspectives in Pursuit of a Consensus African Psychological Literature Aláánú: African-Centered Psychology and Spirituality—Toward an Inclusive Epistemology Aspirations of Relevance Avoid Becoming Secondary Scholars Social Engineering Pharmacotherapy Personal Congruence Chapter 11 African-American Psychology: Evolution of an Idea—A Selected Annotated Bibliography A Selected Annotated Bibliography African Ontological Narratives (History) Africanisms and Diasporan African World The History and Evolution af African (Black) Psychology African-American Psychology: General Studies Personality and Identity Development Assessment and Appraisal African-Centered Education Counseling/Clinical Therapeutic Interventions African-American Family Culture, Worldview, and Philosophy African Spiritual Traditions General Readings Afterword References Index