Nigrescence: A Nondiaphanous Phenomenon.

Cross, William E., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ396338

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Publication Date: 1989

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Nigrescence: A Nondiaphanous Phenomenon.

Cross, William E., Jr.

Counseling Psychologist, v17 n2 p273-76 Apr 1989

Comments on two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). Shows how the Nigrescence process has been a constant of Black history, having evolved in response to the efforts of White slave owners to deracinate their slaves. (TE)

Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Black History, Blacks, Identification (Psychology), Racial Discrimination, Racial Identification, Racial Relations, Reader Response, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Slavery

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Language: English

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