TY - BOOK ID - 8581536 TI - African American Girls : Reframing Perceptions and Changing Experiences PY - 2009 SN - 1461415179 1441900896 9786612304705 1282304704 144190090X PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - African American teenage girls -- Attitudes. KW - African American teenage girls -- Social conditions. KW - African American teenage girls. KW - African American teenage girls KW - African Americans KW - Adolescent Behavior KW - Adolescent Development KW - Adolescent Health Services KW - Gender Identity KW - Cultural Characteristics KW - Social Environment KW - Identification (Psychology) KW - Psychosexual Development KW - Health Services KW - Culture KW - African Continental Ancestry Group KW - Behavior KW - Human Development KW - Ethnic Groups KW - Sociology KW - Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms KW - Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services KW - Anthropology, Cultural KW - Psychoanalytic Theory KW - Growth and Development KW - Continental Population Groups KW - Personality Development KW - Social Sciences KW - Population Groups KW - Defense Mechanisms KW - Persons KW - Psychological Theory KW - Personality KW - Health Care KW - Anthropology KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Physiological Processes KW - Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena KW - Named Groups KW - Physiological Phenomena KW - Psychological Phenomena and Processes KW - Phenomena and Processes KW - Ethnic & Race Studies KW - Psychology KW - Gender & Ethnic Studies KW - Social conditions KW - Attitudes KW - Attitudes. KW - Social conditions. KW - Afro-American teenage girls KW - Teenage girls, African American KW - Psychology. KW - Medicine. KW - Social work. KW - Psychotherapy. KW - Counseling. KW - Child psychology. KW - School psychology. KW - Child and School Psychology. KW - Medicine/Public Health, general. KW - Social Work. KW - Psychotherapy and Counseling. KW - Psychology, School KW - Psychology, Applied KW - Behavior, Child KW - Child behavior KW - Child study KW - Children KW - Pediatric psychology KW - Psychology, Child KW - Child development KW - Developmental psychology KW - Child psychiatry KW - Child rearing KW - Educational psychology KW - Counselling KW - Helping behavior KW - Clinical sociology KW - Interviewing KW - Personal coaching KW - Social case work KW - Psychagogy KW - Therapy (Psychotherapy) KW - Mental illness KW - Mental health counseling KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Philanthropy KW - Relief stations (for the poor) KW - Social service agencies KW - Social welfare KW - Social work KW - Human services KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Medical sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Mental philosophy KW - Mind KW - Science, Mental KW - Philosophy KW - Soul KW - Mental health KW - Treatment KW - Teenage girls KW - Developmental psychology. KW - Applied psychology. KW - Applied psychology KW - Psychology, Practical KW - Social psychotechnics KW - Development (Psychology) KW - Developmental psychobiology KW - Life cycle, Human KW - Health Workforce UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8581536 AB - The teenage years can be exciting for girls, as they develop into young women and anticipate their future. For some, however, this developmental stage may be tempered by increased risks for teen pregnancy, school failure, and some health problems. African American Girls: Reframing Perceptions and Changing Experiences explores not only the challenges and stressors confronting this unique population, but also the strengths and resiliencies used to meet them. Examining prevailing trends while avoiding simplistic generalizations, the book is both descriptive (e.g., explaining similarities and differences with girls of other ethnicities and African-American boys in critical areas) and useful (e.g., providing concrete guidelines for professionals working to support prosocial development and prevent risky behaviors). This unique volume: Addresses salient issues of self and identity. Examines crucial domains, such as relationships, achievements and expectations, and issues that have a major impact on health and well-being. Offers practical recommendations and resources for working with African-American girls during the period when life experiences and decisions are most likely to affect adult outcomes. Discusses the lives of girls from diverse families, communities, and circumstances. Explores the influences of family, peers, community, and cultural traditions. Features sample activities for promoting positive development. Includes quotations reflecting the perspectives of the girls in their own words. African American Girls is an essential resource for a wide range of professionals, including clinical, child, and school psychologists, counselors, therapists, and social workers. Whether one’s specialty is prevention, intervention, education, or research, this book is a must-have volume. ER -