Handbook of African American psychology
(Book)

Part I. Historical foundation: Foundations for an African American psychology: extending roots to an ancient kemetic past / Thomas A. Parham ; Sankofa: History of and aspirations for black psychology through the eyes of our elders / M. Nicole Coleman and Adanna J. Johnson --

Part II. African/Black psychology: Theoretical and conceptual approaches to African and African American psychology / Linda James Myers ; African psychology, or Sahku Sheti: an application of the art of spiritual liberation and illumination of African people / Ezemenari M. Obasi and Anthony J. Smith ; Africentric theories of African American personality: basic constructs and assessment / Kobi Kambon and Terra Bowen-Reid ; Assessing African-centered (Africentric) psychological constructs: a review of existing instrumentation / Shawn O. Utsey, Benita Belvet, and Nicole Fischer --

Part III. Contextualizing attitudes and behaviors: Religion and spirituality / Jacqueline S. Mattis and Carolyn R. Watson ; Black families / Harriette Pipes McAdoo and Sinead N. Younge ; Intimate relationships of African Americans / Anita Jones Thomas, Rabiatu Barrie, and Brendesha M. Tynes ; Hip-hop music and culture: a site of resiliency for the streets of young black America / Yasser Arafat Payne and LaMar Rashad Gibson ; The role of media use and portrayals in African Americans' psychosocial development / Brendesha M. Tynes and L. Monique Ward ; Racism, white supremacy, and resistance: contextualizing Black American experiences / Helen A. Neville and Alex L. Pieterse --

Part IV. Educational issues: African American children's early learning and development: examining parenting, schools, and neighborhood / Iheoma U. Iruka and Oscar Barbarin ; Academic motivation and achievement of African American youth / Cynthia Hudley ; African American English / Anne Harper Charity Hudley ; Stereotype threat: a review, critique and implications / Claytie Davis III and Crystal Simmons ; Racial identity and peer pressures among gifted African American students: issues and recommendations / Donna Y. Ford and Gilman W. Whiting ; The talent quest model and the educating of African American children / A. Wade Boykin and Constance M. Ellison --

Part V. Group identity: Racial socialization: roots, processes, and outcomes / Keisha L. Bentley, Valerie N. Adams, and Howard C. Stevenson ; Racial identity development during childhood / Dena Phillips Swanson, Michael Cunningham, Joseph Youngblood II [and others] ; Racial identity theory: adults / Kevin Cokley and Collette Chapman ; Cultural mistrust: a core component of African American consciousness / Francis Terrell, Jerome Taylor, Jeffery Menzise [and others] ; African American lesbians and gay men: life between a rock and a hard place / Beverly Greene --

Part VI. Psychological, physical, and behavioral health: Black Americans and mental health status: complexities and new developments / Tara R. Earl and David R. Williams ; Psychological health in school-age populations / Frank C. Worrell ; Conceptualizing mental health for African Americans / Suzette L. Speight, Sha'Kema M. Blackmon, Desmond Odugu [and others] ; Positive psychology: African American strengths, resilience, and protective factors / A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, Fayth M. Parks, and Sussie Eshun ; Behavioral and emotional strengths in people of African heritage: theory, research, methodology and intervention / Michael Canute Lambert and William K. Smith ; From anxiety and depression to suicide and self-harm / Rheeda L. Walker and Lora Rose Hunter ; Psychosocial aspects of sickle cell disease: a primer for African American psychologists / Shawn M. Bediako --

Part VII. Practice: prevention and interventions: Counseling and psychotherapy with African Americans / Madonna G. Constantine, Rebecca M. Redington, and Sheila V. Graham ; Therapy with African American men and women / Kumea Shorter-Gooden ; Social and cultural factors in the cognitive and clinical assessment of African American adults / Deidre M. Anglin and Naa Oyo A. Kwate ; Drug use among African American youth: implications for prevention / Faye Z. Belgrave, Trenette Clark, and Aashir Nasim ; Black liberation psychology and practice / Chalmer E. Thompson and Dorienna M. Alfred --

Part VIII. Trends and future directions: African American psychology: trends and future directions / Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes and Shawn O. Utsey.