Culture, Racial Socialization, and Positive African American Youth Development

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 343-373

  Grills, Cheryl ^a   Cooke, Deanna ^a   Douglas, Jason ^a   Subica, Andrew ^a   Villanueva, Sandra ^a   Hudson, Brittani ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; African centered; Africentric values; cultural orientation; positive youth development; racial socialization

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84978870572     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798415578004     Document Type: Article

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