African American Families: Resiliency and Pathology Perspectives
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of basic pathology and resiliency perspectives regarding African American families. This paper provides an overview of the perspectives presented in the current literature, especially as they relate to the tendency to evaluate African American families in terms of their dysfunction and pathology rather than resiliency. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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African American Families: Demographic, Socio-Economic and Cultural Characteristics
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of African American families. Studies of demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of African American families and communities have shown that overall, African Americans report lower incomes, lower education, higher unemployment and poverty rates, and higher mortality and suicide rates than most White communities in the United States. All of these factors have improved over the last decade and unemployment was reported at an all time low in the last U.S. Census. Despite these adversities however, a large percentage of African American families have succeeded in their educational and professional careers. It is believed that this “resilience” is enhanced by several cultural support characteristics which exist within the African American families and their communities. Most African Americans have reported that their most difficult challenges are based on racism and oppressive factors rather than factors which relate to their family or socio-economic status. Racism, oppression, and segregation are also believed to be some of the primary differences in the mortality and suicide rates in the African American population from the white population. In social science studies and in relation to agencies which wish to establish social support groups to help African American families, all of the cultural, socio-economic, and demographic differences must be taken into account. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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African American History, Art, and Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines Paul Beatty’s “The White Boy Shuffle” as it involves a somewhat irreverent look at African American history and culture. The paper then compares his presentations with the outlooks provided by Addison Gayle’s “The Black Aesthetic” and Larry Neal’s essay “The Black Arts Movement.” No additional sources cited.
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African American History: American History
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A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the African American history as it involves the history of America. Issues, or events, discussed are the Dred Scott case, Brown v. Board of Education, Hopwood v. Texas, and the recent dragging murder case in Texas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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African American Literature and Spirituality:
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This 5 page paper discusses the issue of African American Literature and the evidence of spirituality in that medium. Furthermore, this paper cites many African-American writers and their works as examples. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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African American Male Development
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A 9 page paper that addresses the obstacles to appropriate development of the black male beginning with infancy. Following introductory remarks, the writer provides data and comments regarding each age range from infancy through old age. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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African American Pioneers in Social Work and Sociology
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A 10 page exploration of the interrelationship that exists between sociology and social work. Noting the work of such black pioneers in sociology as W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Cornel West, the author explains that from a very broad perspective, sociologists try to understand the mechanisms of human interaction and social workers try to intervene to correct dysfunctions in human interaction. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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African American Religious Beliefs On Death And Dying
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This 10 page paper discusses religious beliefs and cultural customs regarding death and dying among the African American population. First, it would be wrong to lump all African Americans together and assume they all share the same religious and cultural beliefs and use the same procedures when it comes to death and dying. That would be a gross stereotypical conclusion. There are a multitude of variables that influence any family's beliefs and customs. This essay reports the comments and discussions of a number of persons who belong to this racial community and/or who have studied the topics. There are some core beliefs that may be practiced by many of the black population, such as spirituality, the circle of life and the collective decision making process. These are explained and discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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