Handbook of African American Psychology

Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, Shawn O. Utsey

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9781412956888, 9781412956871
• eBook ISBN: 9781483350172
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The Handbook of African American Psychology provides a comprehensive guide to current developments in African American psychology. It presents theoretical, empirical, and practical issues that are foundational to African American psychology. It synthesizes the debates in the field and research designed to understand the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of African Americans.

The breadth and depth of the coverage in this handbook offers both foundational material and current developments. Although similar topics will be covered in this text that are included in other works, this will be the only work in which experts in the field write on contemporary debates related to these topics. Moreover, the proposed text incorporates other issues that are typically not covered in related books. The contributing authors also identify gaps in the literature and point to future directions in research, training, and practice.

Key Features:

• Contains the writings of renowned editors and contributors: The most well-respected and accomplished editors and authors in the area of African American psychology, and psychology in general, have come together to lend their expert analysis of issues and research in this field.
• Designed for course use: With a consistent format from chapter to chapter and sections on historical development, cutting-edge theories, assessment, intervention, methodology, and development issues, instructors will find this handbook appropriate for use with upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level classes
• Offers unique coverage: The authors discuss issues not typically found in other books on African American psychology, such as ethics, certification, the gifted and talented, Hip-Hop and youth culture, common misconceptions about African Americans, and within-group differences related to gender, class, age, and sexual orientation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Part I - Historical Foundation
• Chapter 1 - Foundations for an African American Psychology: Extending Roots to an Ancient Kemetic Past
• Chapter 2 - Sankofa: History of and Aspirations for Black Psychology Through the Eyes of Our Elders
• Part II - African/Black Psychology
• Chapter 3 - Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to African and African American Psychology
• Chapter 4 - African Psychology, or Sahku Sheti: An Application of the Art of Spiritual Liberation and Illumination of African People
• Chapter 5 - Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic Constructs and Assessment
• Chapter 6 - Assessing African-Centered (Africentric) Psychological Constructs: A Review of Existing Instrumentation
• Part III - Contextualizing Attitudes and Behaviors
• Chapter 7 - Religion and Spirituality
• Chapter 8 - Black Families
• Chapter 9 - Intimate Relationships of African Americans
• Chapter 10 - Hip-Hop Music and Culture: A Site of Resiliency for the Streets of Young Black America
• Chapter 11 - The Role of Media Use and Portrayals in African Americans’ Psychosocial Development
• Chapter 12 - Racism, White Supremacy, and Resistance: Contextualizing Black American Experiences
• Part IV - Educational Issues
• Chapter 13 - African American Children’s Early Learning and Development: Examining Parenting, Schools, and Neighborhood
• Chapter 14 - Academic Motivation and Achievement of African American Youth
• Chapter 15 - African American English
• Chapter 16 - Stereotype Threat: A Review, Critique, and Implications
• Chapter 17 - Racial Identity and Peer Pressures Among Gifted African American Students: Issues and Recommendations
• Chapter 18 - The Talent Quest Model and the Educating of African American Children
• Part V - Group Identity
• Chapter 19 - Racial Socialization: Roots, Processes, and Outcomes
• Chapter 20 - Racial Identity Development During Childhood
• Chapter 21 - Racial Identity Theory: Adults
• Chapter 22 - Cultural Mistrust: A Core Component of African American Consciousness
• Chapter 23 - African American Lesbians and Gay Men: Life Between a Rock and a Hard Place
• Part VI - Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Health
• Chapter 24 - Black Americans and Mental Health Status: Complexities and New Developments
• Chapter 25 - Psychological Health in School-Age Populations
• Chapter 26 - Conceptualizing Mental Health for African Americans
• Chapter 27 - Positive Psychology: African American Strengths, Resilience, and Protective Factors
• Chapter 28 - Behavioral and Emotional Strengths in People of African Heritage: Theory, Research, Methodology, and Intervention
• Chapter 29 - From Anxiety and Depression to Suicide and Self-Harm
• Chapter 30 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease: A Primer for African American Psychologists
• Part VII - Practice: Prevention and Interventions
• Chapter 31 - Counseling and Psychotherapy With African Americans
• Chapter 32 - Therapy With African American Men and Women
• Chapter 33 - Social and Cultural Factors in the Cognitive and Clinical Assessment of African American Adults
• Chapter 34 - Drug Use Among African American Youth: Implications for Prevention
• Chapter 35 - Black Liberation Psychology and Practice
• Part VIII - Trends and Future Directions
• Chapter 36 - African American Psychology: Trends and Future Directions
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors