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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823834303321

Autore

Harris Yvette R

Titolo

The African American child : development and challenges / / Yvette R. Harris and James A. Graham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2007

ISBN

1-280-82350-X

9786610823505

0-8261-0104-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrahamJames A <1970-> (James Andrew)

Disciplina

305.23089/96073

Soggetti

African American children - Social conditions

African American children - Health and hygiene

African American children - Education

Child development - United States

Developmental psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Demographics: A Portrait of African American Children; CHAPTER 2 Research Issues With African American Children; CHAPTER 3 African American Children and Health Issues; CHAPTER 4 Mental Health Issues and Racial Identity; CHAPTER 5 Education and African American Children; CHAPTER 6 Language and Literacy; CHAPTER 7 Moral Development; CHAPTER 8 Social Contexts in the Lives of African American Children: Family and Peers; CHAPTER 9 Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduces social science students to African-American child development.