An edition of Harvesting new generations (1986)

Harvesting new generations

the positive development of Black youth

2nd ed.
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An edition of Harvesting new generations (1986)

Harvesting new generations

the positive development of Black youth

2nd ed.
  • 4 Want to read

A comprehensive exposition on Black youth, this study provides a careful analysis of their problems--personal, societal and institutional--as well as potential solutions for the future. Useni Eugene Perkins has worked with Black youth for over forty-five years in many capacities. He directed a gang outreach program at the Henry Horner Boys Club, served as director of the Better Boys Foundation, President of the Urban League of Portland, Oregon and recently directed the Family Life Center at Chicago State University. In addition, he is the president of the Association for the Positive Development of Black Youth and has been recognized as one of the pioneers of the Rites of Passage movement. He also serves as Special Consultant to the National Association of Former Foster Care Children of America, Inc.--Page [4] of cover.

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Publisher
Third World Press
Language
English
Pages
296

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2006, Third World Press
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2005, Third World Press
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Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth
November 1987, Third World Press
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Table of Contents

The effects of slavery on Black youth
The victim as scapegoat
The crisis of the Black adolescence
The myth of Western sociology
Shaping a relevant education
The crisis in teenage pregnancy
The hoax of the military
The jock strap mentality
The effects of media on Black youth
The socialization of Black youth
The juvenile justice system
Factors contributing to gang membership and participation in violence by youth
The spiritual development of Black youth
A conceptual model for the positive development of Black youth
Afrocentric socialization paradigm for the positive development of Black youth.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296).

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Chicago

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.235/089/96073
Library of Congress
E185.86 .P469 2005, E185.86.P469 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
296 p. ;
Number of pages
296

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3395689M
Internet Archive
harvestingnewgen00perk
ISBN 10
0883782243
LCCN
2005007590
OCLC/WorldCat
58546195
LibraryThing
296265
Goodreads
1141397

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Work ID
OL2547288W

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