The African American Child: Development and Challenges Book

List of Figures and Tables

Overview of the Chapter

Section One: Population Statistics on African American Children

Section Two: Living Arrangements of African American Children

Section Three: Economic Conditions of African American Children and their Families

Perspectives on Demographics and African American Children

Suggestions for Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter: The Importance of Studying Developmental Research Methods

Insider's Voice - The Need for More Research on African American Children

Section One: Problems: Methodological Constraints in Research Designs

Insider's Voice: Where Have We Gone Wrong?

Section Two: Conducting Culturally Relevant Research with African American Children

The Need for Culturally Sensitive Research with African American Children

Conceptual Frameworks and Interdisciplinarity

The Role of Context in African American Child Development

The Relationship to African American Child Development and Central Characteristics in Developmental Psychology

Ethical Considerations with African American Child Participants

Section Three: Theories

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Systems Theory

Integrative Conceptual Model of Child Development

Perspectives on Research and Theories

Chapter Summary

Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter

Section One: Heath Challenges

Infant Mortality

Maternal Risk Factors

Initiatives Designed to Reduce African American Infant Mortality Rates

Physical Challenges Beyond Infancy

AIDS

Treatment of AIDS

Insider's Voice: Plumbism

Treatment of Plumbism

Insider's Voice-- Sickle Cell Anemia

Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia

Asthma

Treatment of Asthma

Obesity

Treatment of Obesity

Section Two: Access to Health Care

Perspectives on the Health Status of African American Children

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Suggestions for Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter

Section One: Mental Health Issues

Insider's Voice - African American Children and Mental Health Issues

Risk Factors

Assessment and Diagnosis

Treatment of Mental Health Disorders

Section Two: Racial Identity

Perspectives on Mental Health and Racial Identity

Chapter Summary

Suggestions for Additional Readings

Section One: School Desegregation and African American Children

Insider's Voice - Resegregation of American's Public Schools

Desegregation and African American Children

Section Two: Schools That "Work" For African American Children

Public Schools Models

Independent Black Schools (IBS)

Section Three: African American Children and Early Intervention Programs

Head Start

High/Scope Perry Preschool Project

Abecedarian Project

Perspectives on Education and African American Children

Chapter Summary

Suggestions for Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter

Section One: The Controversy

Insider's Voice - The Oakland School Board Ebonics Resolution

Section Two: Language Learning and African American Children

Section Three: Language and Literacy Issues

Section Four: Language and Literacy Intervention Programs for African American Children

Section Five: Language Assessment and African American Children: Distinguishing Dialect from a Speech Language Disorder

Perspectives on Language Learning and Literacy and African American Children

Chapter Summary

Suggestions for Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter

Insider's Voice: What if Heinz were Black?

The Issues

Section One: Theories of Moral Development

Piaget's Theory

Kohlberg's Theory: The Ethic of Justice

Criticisms of Piaget's and Kohlberg's Theories

Gilligan's Theory: The Ethic of Care

Gibb's Sociomoral Reasoning Model

Humphries' Culture and Empathy Model

Turiel's Domain Theory: Moral Rules and Social Conventions

Section Two: Prosocial Behavior and African American Children

Possible Factors Influencing Prosocial Behavior in African American Children

Morality and Racial Identity Development

Section Three: Moral Development and Community Violence

Perspectives on African American Children and Moral Development

Chapter Summary

Additional Readings

Overview of the Chapter

Issues

Insider's Voice - The Negro American Family

Section One: Models of the African American Family

Pathological Model

Cultural Equivalent Model

Emergent Model

Ecology Models of the Family

Guiding Principles of Family Systems Theory

External Systems Affecting the Family

Section Two: African American Family Structure and Child Development

Nuclear Family

African American Single-Parent Families

Augmented Families

Section Three: The Peer Group

African American Children's Peer Relationships

African American Children's Friendships

Perspectives on African American Children and Social Contexts

Chapter Summary

Additional Readings