Description and demographies -- Self and identity -- Family and kin -- Peers and friends -- Communities and neighborhoods -- Expectations and achievement -- Health and wellness -- Sexual behavior and consequences -- Prosocial behavior and aggression -- Concluding comments.
Summary
Explores not only the challenges and stressors confronting the African American girls, but also the strengths and resiliencies used to meet them. This book addresses salient issues of self and identity. It is suitable for clinical, child, and school psychologists, and counselors., therapists, and social workers.