African American Behavior in the Social Environment

Stan L. Bowie, J. Camille Hall

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction to Research Imperatives Regarding African American Behavior in the Social Environment ( J. Camille Hall and Stan L. Bowie)
RISK AND RESILIENCE RESEARCH
Socioeconomic Status and Health Disparity in the United States ( Betty M. Kennedy, Sahasporn Paeratakul, Donna H. Ryan, and George A. Bray)
Risk and Resilience Among African American Children of Incarcerated Parents (Keva M. Miller)
The Impact of the Academic Achievement Gap on the African American Family: A Social Inequality Perspective (Monica T. Leach and Sheara A. Williams)
An Exploratory Study of the Role of Kinship Ties in Promoting Resilience Among African American Adult Children of Alcoholics (J. Camille Hall)
Understanding Leadership Development in African American Youth (Martell L. Teasley, Edgar Tyson, and Laura House)
ETHNICITY AND RACIAL IDENTITY RESEARCH
Race Identity and Race Socialization in African American Families: Implications for Social Workers (Taniesha A. Woods and Beth Kurtz-Costes)
Why We Can’t Wait! An Afrocentric Approach in Working with African American Families (Valerie Borum)
Racial Socialization and Ethnic Identity: Do They Offer Protection Against Problem Behaviors for African American Youth? (M. Daniel Bennett, Jr.)
KINSHIP AND SOCIAL SUPPORT RESEARCH
Who Is Kin? Family Definition and African American Families (Pearl Stewart)
The Significance of Social Support on Parenting Among a Group of Single, Low-Income, African American Mothers (David Woody III and Debra J. Woody)
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)
HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Potential Roles of Black Churches in HIV/AIDS Prevention (CoSandra McNeal and Isaac Perkins)
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)
Mental Health Recovery: A Strengths-Based Approach to Culturally Relevant Services for African Americans (Lani V. Jones, Eric R. Hardiman, and Jenneth Carpenter)
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)
Kin Keeper: A Family-Focused Cancer Prevention Model for African-American Women ( Karen Patricia Williams)
GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESEARCH
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)
The Importance of Fathers: Contextualizing Sexual Risk-Taking in Low-risk African American Adolescent Girls (Shani Harris Peterson)
How Do I View My Sister: Stereotypic Views of African American Women and Their Potential to Impact Intimate Partnerships (Tameka L. Gillum)
Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Hypermasculine Coping Among Urban Black Adolescent Males (Gregory Seaton)
POLICY AND PRACTICE RESEARCH WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY
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.)
Linking Housing, Social Services and Family Well-Being: A Model for Reducing Welfare-Dependency among the Hard-to-Employ (Carol S. Collard)
Environmental Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among African American Adolescents Living in Public Housing (Von E. Nebbitt and Margaret Lombe)
Index