Understanding Black Adolescent Male Violence [Book Review].

Geyen, Dashiel J.

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ERIC Number: EJ475289

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Publication Date: 1993

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Understanding Black Adolescent Male Violence [Book Review].

Geyen, Dashiel J.

Journal of Black Psychology, v19 n4 p493-96 Nov 1993

Reviews "Understanding Black Adolescent Male Violence" (Amos N. Wilson, 1991). Violence among young African-American males is explored, with a comprehensive analysis of causes of violence in the inner-city and suggested remediation and preventive methods for solving the violence problem. Theories of male development and the role of an Afrocentric educational framework are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Afrocentrism, Black Youth, Causal Models, Elementary Secondary Education, Inner City, Males, Prevention, Racial Differences, Racial Discrimination, Social Theories, Urban Problems, Urban Youth, Violence, Whites

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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