SW 312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: John Wiley & Sons, Racial Profiling, Blood Quantum Laws
13 Sep 2016
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Poverty rate is nearly 3x higher than white americans. Education: push-out theories conceive of student dropout as caused by factors located within the school that discourage students from continuing their education. African american boys are especially at risk. They show a tendency toward dis-identification: the disengagement of academic performance from self-esteem. They should not be culturally blind: ignoring culture and race when dealing with presenting problems. Hoboken, nj: john wiley & sons, inc: practice approaches that empower black men and youth and uncover new ways of helping them are needed. Social policies in the u. s. have historically created obstacles to the role functioning of african american men as husbands and fathers. These obstacles are especially apparent in the mother-only or mother- focused social policies and programs that decrease co-parenting and father involvement. Racism and discrimination: the existence of racism has produced a variety of defense and survival mechanisms among african americans.
