| Description |
1 online resource (796 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
"African American girls are one of the United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African American community's best-known scholars, experts from across the nation explain the risks, challenges, and influences--both good and bad--faced by black girls and teens. The work shows how our society is failing them, and it outlines what can and should be done to help these young women lead happier, healthier, more successful lives. The book covers a wide range of concerns, including obesity, substance abuse, sex trafficking, gangs, teen pregnancy, and suicide attempts. Stress, low self-esteem, anger, aggression, and violence are explored, as are failures of our education system and of a legal system that tends to victimize young black women. A substantial section on parenting and mentoring discusses ways to counter the negative influences that are a constant for many black girls and adolescents. It is time for American society to recognize and react to the realities these young women face, making this book a must-read for caring parents, teachers, nurses, guidance counselor, doctors, school administrators, and school board members"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
HIV/AIDS in Adolescent Black Girls / Yvonne Wesley -- African American Adolescent Females : Physical Health and Mental Health Issues / Yvette R. Harris -- The Challenges Facing Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD) Patients during the Transitional Period from Adolescence to Adulthood / Cassandra E. Dobson -- The Never-Ending Pelvic Inflammatory Disease among Adolescents / Denise Linton -- African American Girls and Substance Use / Leslie R. Walker and Caryn R. R. Rodgers -- Black Girls in Poverty / Marianne E. Partee --Prevention of Overweight and Obesity among African American Girls / Te Cora Ballom -- Me, Myself, and I : Biracial Challenges to Mental Health / Mary Harley Gresham -- Avoiding Teenage Pregnancy : Too Young to Parent / Kellie Bryant -- Obesity in Black Girls : The Curse of a Poverty Diet and Fast Foods / Portia Johnson and Yvonne Wesley -- Growth Development and Anticipatory Guidance for African American Girls / Funmi Aiyegbo-Ohadike -- African American Girls' Spirituality and Resilience / Hope E. Ferguson -- "Oral Sex Is Not Sex" / Jamesetta A. Newland -- Barriers to Mental Health Services and African American Girls / Ursuline R. Bankhead -- Black Adolescent Girls in Foster Care / Betty Boyle-Duke -- Education vs. Schooling : Black Adolescent Females Fight for an Education in the 21st Century / Gloria A. Gibson -- Suicidality among Gifted African American Females Attending Elite Schools : Impact of Diminished Community Support / Aquilla Frederick -- Sex Trafficking and Black Girls : Breaking the Code of Silence in Schools and in Our Community / Virginia A. Batchelor and Illana R. Lane -- Critical Conversations Using Poetry to Empower Adolescent Girls of African Descent to Effectively Address their Sexual Health and Well-Being / Lindamichelle Baron -- Finding Nem[a] : Modeling and Mentoring for Adolescent African American Females' Development of Self-Identity / Sheila Marie Aird -- The Mis-Education of Black Girls : Learning in a White System / Jessica J. Jones -- Violated and Victimized : The Juvenile Justice System and Black Girls / Tomasina L. Cook -- The Big Picture : Black Girls, Adolescents, and Crime Today / Byron Miller -- Pathways to Delinquency and Imprisonment / Catherine Fisher Collins -- Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility in New York : A Judge's Observation / Juanita Bing Newton -- Aggression and Violence in Teen Girls / Chiquita D. Howard-Bostic -- African American Adolescent Females in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems / E. Jeannette Ogden. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
African American teenage girls.
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African American teenage girls -- Social conditions.
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African American teenage girls -- Health and hygiene.
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African American young women.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Collins, Catherine Fisher, editor.
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Edelman, Marian Wright, author of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Black girls and adolescents. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015] 9781440830532 (DLC) 2014033029 (OCoLC)881440013 |
| ISBN |
9781440830549 electronic bk. |
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1440830541 electronic bk. |
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