{"product_id":"african-american-behavior-in-the-social-environment-9780789033253","title":"African American Behavior in the Social","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential text to help to understand human behavior and the processes that guide human adaptation Social workers and therapists need to assess the full range of aspects of their client problems such as socioeconomic status, academic achievement, parental incarceration, psychopathology, and other risks. African American Behavior in the Social Environment: New Perspectives explores the latest empirical and theoretical findings of human behavior and resiliency in African American individuals, families, and communities. Leading scholars provide unique insights into African American mental health, gender relations, family interactions and dynamics, inequality, poverty, the balance between work and family, and nontraditional families. This important text discusses in detail the importance of understanding the processes that guide human adaptation and understanding the dynamics of how particular ethnic groups, cultures, and people use resources to adapt to certain circumstances t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction to Research Imperatives Regarding African American Behavior in the Social Environment ( J. Camille Hall and Stan L. Bowie) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e RISK AND RESILIENCE RESEARCH \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Socioeconomic Status and Health Disparity in the United States ( Betty M. Kennedy, Sahasporn Paeratakul, Donna H. Ryan, and George A. Bray) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Risk and Resilience Among African American Children of Incarcerated Parents (Keva M. Miller) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Impact of the Academic Achievement Gap on the African American Family: A Social Inequality Perspective (Monica T. Leach and Sheara A. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An Exploratory Study of the Role of Kinship Ties in Promoting Resilience Among African American Adult Children of Alcoholics (J. Camille Hall) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Understanding Leadership Development in African American Youth (Martell L. Teasley, Edgar Tyson, and Laura House) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ETHNICITY AND RACIAL IDENTITY RESEARCH \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Race Identity and Race Socialization in African American Families: Implications for Social Workers (Taniesha A. Woods and Beth Kurtz-Costes) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why We Can’t Wait! An Afrocentric Approach in Working with African American Families (Valerie Borum) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Racial Socialization and Ethnic Identity: Do They Offer Protection Against Problem Behaviors for African American Youth? (M. Daniel Bennett, Jr.) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e KINSHIP AND SOCIAL SUPPORT RESEARCH \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Who Is Kin? Family Definition and African American Families (Pearl Stewart) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Significance of Social Support on Parenting Among a Group of Single, Low-Income, African American Mothers (David Woody III and Debra J. Woody) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Impact of Familial Factors and Psychopathology on Suicidality Among African American Adolescents (Sean Joe, Jenell Clarke, Asha Z. Ivey, David Kerr, and Cheryl A. King) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Potential Roles of Black Churches in HIV\/AIDS Prevention (CoSandra McNeal and Isaac Perkins) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ethnic Variations in Dementia Caregiving Experiences: Insights from Focus Groups (Barbara G. Vickrey, Tony L. Strickland, L. Jaime Fitten, Gloria Rodriguez Adams, Freddy Ortiz, and Ron D. Hays) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mental Health Recovery: A Strengths-Based Approach to Culturally Relevant Services for African Americans (Lani V. Jones, Eric R. Hardiman, and Jenneth Carpenter) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Correlates of Participation in a Family-Based HIV Prevention Program: Exploring African American Women’s Motivations and Understanding of the Program (Rogério Pinto, Mary M. McKay, Marla Wilson, Daisy Philips, Donna Baptiste, Carl C. Bell, Sybil Madison-Boyd, and Roberta L Paikoff) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kin Keeper: A Family-Focused Cancer Prevention Model for African-American Women ( Karen Patricia Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESEARCH \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Momma’s Girl: The Significance of Maternal Figure Support in the Development of Hope for African-American Girls (Denise Davis-Maye and Tonya E. Perry) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Importance of Fathers: Contextualizing Sexual Risk-Taking in Low-risk African American Adolescent Girls (Shani Harris Peterson) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How Do I View My Sister: Stereotypic Views of African American Women and Their Potential to Impact Intimate Partnerships (Tameka L. Gillum) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Hypermasculine Coping Among Urban Black Adolescent Males (Gregory Seaton) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e POLICY AND PRACTICE RESEARCH WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Federal Welfare and Housing Policy at the Crossroads: Outcomes from a Rent Incentive Based Welfare-to-Work Initiative in a Low-Income, Predominantly African American, Urban Public Housing Community (Stan L. Bowie, Juan J. Barthelemy, and George White, Jr.) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Linking Housing, Social Services and Family Well-Being: A Model for Reducing Welfare-Dependency among the Hard-to-Employ (Carol S. Collard) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Environmental Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among African American Adolescents Living in Public Housing (Von E. Nebbitt and Margaret Lombe) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405064937815,"sku":"9780789033253","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-american-behavior-in-the-social-environment-9780789033253","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}