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African American Children and Mental Health
Nancy E. Hill
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Description for African American Children and Mental Health
Hardcover. This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies. Editor(s): Hill, Nancy E.; Mann, Tammy L.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E. Series: Child Psychology and Mental Health. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1157.
This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies. How does one go about shifting the psychology of a people whose sense of worth, purpose, and potential have been denigrated and disenfranchised for decades? What specific factors conspire to douse African American children's dreams before they reach adolescence? And what can we learn from African American families determined to help their children beat the odds and succeed? This unique two-volume set examines the forces affecting psychological development and ... Read more
This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies. How does one go about shifting the psychology of a people whose sense of worth, purpose, and potential have been denigrated and disenfranchised for decades? What specific factors conspire to douse African American children's dreams before they reach adolescence? And what can we learn from African American families determined to help their children beat the odds and succeed? This unique two-volume set examines the forces affecting psychological development and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Series
Child Psychology and Mental Health
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313383021
SKU
V9780313383021
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About Nancy E. Hill
Nancy E. Hill is associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Neurosciences at Duke University, Durham, NC; visiting associate professor at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA; and faculty affiliate of the Center for Developmental Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Tammy L. Mann, PhD, is executive director of the Frederick D. ... Read more
Reviews for African American Children and Mental Health
In summary, African American Children and Mental Health is a welcome contribution to the literature in psychology, and it offers a balanced examination split into areas of progress and areas in need of improvement. Compared with other books, this book identifies unique mental health issues in today's African American youths within a multisystems approach, and it cites a number of ... Read more