ABSTRACT
Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective, Second Edition is an updating of the classic text that presents leading black scholars discussing complex human behavior problems faced by African-Americans in today’s society. This new edition provides fresh theories and the latest practical interventions not in the first edition that show, for example, how to enhance a client’s coping strategies and resilience by focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This edition includes a new foreword by former Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders.
Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective, Second Edition acquaints practitioners with the Black experience, and provides the latest innovative methods of working with this diverse population. This edition also offers new insights on evaluating practice initiatives. Experts and scholars explore and interpret individual and group behaviors, the strength and resilience of the black family, the stresses and problems affecting children, the significant problem of the affects of colorism, the self-esteem and identity issues of biracial children, violence in the criminal justice system, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the stress and behaviors resulting from belonging to the armed services, and other behavior stemming from progression through the life cycle. Chapters include charts and tables of data, extensive references, and study questions for deeper study for students.
Topics in Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective, Second Edition include:
- the importance of the consideration of the black experience in analyzing black behavior
- behavior as a response to a hostile social system
- the black church’s role in leading African-Americans
- resiliency perspective as a positive force
- the use of strength behaviors for socialization and survival
- strategies to strengthen roles of fathers in African-American families
- military culture as a microcosm of the wider society
- the psychological effects of skin color on self-esteem
- the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and its effects
- refreshing social work practice to better meet the needs of African-American girls
- examination of a study on the help-seeking behaviors of young African-American males
- empirically based creative intervention strategies to alleviate black-on-black crime
- analysis of street gang behaviors with a program to address it
- influences of hip hop culture
- strategies to lessen substance abuse in children
- practices that help assist administrators and social workers to lessen school violence
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|53 pages
The Connection Between Behavior, Environment, and the African-American Experience
part II|96 pages
Understanding Black Families
chapter 3|18 pages
The Black Family in the Twenty-First Century and the Church As an Action System
chapter 7|18 pages
African-American Military Service Members and Their Families
part III|81 pages
The Formative Years of Black Children
part IV|19 pages
The Teen Years
chapter 12|25 pages
African-American Adolescent Girls
chapter 13|13 pages
The Empowerment of Young African-American Males
chapter 17|27 pages
Hip-Hop Culture
chapter 18|27 pages
Substance Abuse Among African-American Children
chapter 19|23 pages
Continuing the Fight Against School Violence
part V|34 pages
Young African-American Adults
chapter 22|17 pages
Deconstructing the “Down Low”
part VI|25 pages
Behaviors During the Middle Years and Old Age
part VII|84 pages
Useful Medical and Psychological Interventions