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"I Do But I Don't": The Search for Identity in Urban African American Adolescents.

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Achievement of a coherent and strong sense of self is critical to positive academic outcomes for urban minority youth. The present study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore key aspects of identity development for African American adolescents living in a high-poverty, urban neighborhood. Results suggest that efforts to develop a sense of oneself as an individual and in relation to the world are impeded by mixed messages on African American culture and achievement. Findings are discussed in the context of teaching and working with urban African American adolescents in a way that promotes positive identity development.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Rebecca Lakin Gullan, Beth Necowitz Hoffman, Stephen S Leff

Institutions: Gwynedd Mercy University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: Participatory Action Research and Youth Program Design, Determining the Effectiveness of a Relational Aggression Intervention for Urban A