African American Acculturation
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African American Acculturation
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Author : Hope Landrine
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 1996-03-28
African American Acculturation written by Hope Landrine and has been published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Should African Americans be construed as a race or as an ethnic group? If African Americans are defined as an ethnic group, what role does culture play in their lives and how can we measure their culture? This groundbreaking volume argues that we should reject the concept of race and define African Americans as a cultural group. It presents the first scale ever devised for measuring acculturation among African Americans, along with powerful studies that empirically explore the role of culture and acculturation in African American behavior, health, and psychology. Among the authors' findings are how acculturation predicts symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, and physical problems, such as hypertension.
Africa In America
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Author : Michael Mullin
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1992
Africa In America written by Michael Mullin and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
In an attempt to lay bare the historical and cultural roots of modern African American societies in the South and the British West Indies, Michael Mullin gives a vivid depiction of slave family life, economic strategies, and religion and their relationship to patterns of resistance and acculturation in two major plantation regions, the Caribbean and the American South. Generalized observations of plantation slavery, usually assumed to be the whole of Africans' experience, fail to provide definitive answers about how they met and often overcame the challenges and deprivations of their new lives. Mullin discusses three phases of slave resistance and religion in Anglo-America, both on and off plantations. During the first, or African, phase from the 1730s to the 1760s slave resistance was generally sudden, violently destructive, and charged with African ritual. The second phase, from the late 1760s to the early 1800s, involved plantation slaves who were more conservative and wary. The third phase, from the late 1760s to the second quarter of the nineteenth century, was led by assimilated blacks - artisans and drivers - who, having developed skills both on and off the plantation, led the large preemancipation rebellions. Mullin's case studies of slaveowners and plantation overseers draw on personal diaries and other documents to reveal memorable men whose approaches to their jobs varied widely and were as much affected by interactions with slaves as by personal background, the location of the plantation, and the economic climate of the times. Extensive archival and anecdotal sources inform this pioneering study of slavery as it was practiced in tidewater Virginia, on the rice coast of the Carolinas, and in Jamaica and Barbados. Bringing his training in anthropology to bear on sources from Great Britain, the Caribbean, and the United States, Mullin offers new and definitive information.
Multiculturalism In The United States
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Author : John D. Buenker
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1992
Multiculturalism In The United States written by John D. Buenker and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Addresses the question of how American culture was shaped from the cultures of Europe, much of Asia, Africa, PreColumbian America, and Latin America.
The Birth Of African American Culture
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Author : Sidney Wilfred Mintz
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 1992-07-01
The Birth Of African American Culture written by Sidney Wilfred Mintz and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-07-01 with Social Science categories.
This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspective on the African-American past.
Measuring Race And Ethnicity
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Author : Larry E. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-10-26
Measuring Race And Ethnicity written by Larry E. Davis and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-26 with Psychology categories.
Racial and ethnic issues stand at the core of social, political, and economic concerns in an increasingly diverse America. Accordingly, how individuals from the various ethnic groups regard themselves—and others—is a salient focus of research studies across the disciplines. Measuring Race and Ethnicity gathers psychological measures of common phenomena such as racial identity, acculturation, and intra- and intergroup relations enabling researchers to compare concepts across groups and better evaluate differences and disparities. Researchers in psychology, social work, and public health examining cultural and race-related topics will find an immediately relevant source of valid and reliable scales in Measuring Race and Ethnicity.
The Birth Of African American Culture
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Author : Sidney Wilfred Mintz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Birth Of African American Culture written by Sidney Wilfred Mintz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
The African Presence In Black America
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Author : Jacob U. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2004
The African Presence In Black America written by Jacob U. Gordon and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Africa categories.
Accepting the basic premise that Africa is the ancestral homeland of black Americans raises questions as to how much, if any, of African cultural heritage remains within that community. Some claim that the severity of the plantation system and the acculturation process of the slaves could not have left any Africanism in the New World, while others argue that African cultural heritage can still be seen today in many aspects of American life and thought. This volume revisits the debate, examining the ways in which this alleged cultural heritage manifests itself.
Suicide And Eating Disordered Behavior Among Individuals Of African Descent
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Author : Dr. Daniel Leighton Hollar
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2015-09-09
Suicide And Eating Disordered Behavior Among Individuals Of African Descent written by Dr. Daniel Leighton Hollar and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-09 with Psychology categories.
This book examines the relationship between culture and psychopathology to determine if proposed psychological risk factors ( low ethnic identification and high level of acculturative stress) are predictive of several key mental health variables related to suicide and eating disorder behaviors (depression, anxiety, suicidality, body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness) in individuals of African descent in the U.S. Results confirm the hypothesis that low ethnic identification attitudes (low African Self-fortification) interacts with acculturative stress to predict greater suicidality in African American men while a low value for African Centered Relationships predicts Drive for Thinness in African American women.
Nigerian Immigrants In The United States
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Author : Ezekiel Umo Ette
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2011-12-16
Nigerian Immigrants In The United States written by Ezekiel Umo Ette and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-16 with Social Science categories.
Africans in America come from different regions of the continent; they speak different languages and are from different faith traditions. Nigerian Immigrants in the United States: Race, Identity, and Acculturation attempts to generate an interest in the study of African immigrants by looking at issues of settlement and adjustment of Nigerians in the United States. The literature is scanty about this group of immigrants and little is known about their motivations for moving to the United States and the issues that they face. The book therefore seeks to contribute to the immigration literature and knowledge base as well as document the African narrative showing the flight of Nigerians to the United States. The book further seeks to shine a light on the lives of these transplants as they settle into a new society. It describes those Nigerians who decided on their own to live permanently in the United States, reviewing the social circumstances and behaviors of immigrants from Nigeria, and noting the stressors that affect successful integration and adjustment. The book explores the factors that contribute to the adaptation and integration of Nigerian immigrants living in some metropolitan areas of the United States and asks: how do the immigrants themselves interpret their experiences in a new society? In an attempt to answer this question, others are generated such as: Who are these Nigerians that have left their homeland? What has been their experience and how has this experience shaped them and their understanding of the immigration process? Lastly, it asks what we can learn from this experience. Employing the study of this population through the method of phenomenology, Nigerian Immigrants in the United States leads the reader to understand the experience of being different in America from the immigrants' perspectives and to see the experience through their eyes. Those who work with Nigerian immigrants will find this book insightful and revealing.
Acculturation And Psychological Adaptation
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Author : Vanessa S. Castro
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-01-30
Acculturation And Psychological Adaptation written by Vanessa S. Castro and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-30 with Psychology categories.
This volume addresses the psychological impact of interethnic contact and acculturation in Latin American settings, focusing on the effects of acculturation on self-esteem among adolescents. Opening with an account of relevant theoretical and empirical literature on interethnic contact and acculturation, this book represents an acid test of the cross-cultural applicability of theory and method largely derived from research on acculturation to North American and European settings. Much research has focused on acculturation processes among ethnic immigrants and ethnic minorities leading to the impression that host or majority groups remain unchangeable during acculturation. By contrast, this volume shows that psychological changes occur in all groups involved in the contact, reinforcing the idea that acculturation is a special case of mutual influence. This book will be of special interest for researchers, scholars or students seeking to understand the acculuturation process outside North America and Europe. Strong evidence is pressented showing the development of positive ties with both one's own and other relevant groups provides a more solid basis for self-esteem than relinquishing ties to the ethnic group of reference.