The developmental psychology of the Black child / by Amos N. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Amos N.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American children--Psychology.

African American children.

Race awareness.

Child development.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Africana Research Publications, 1978.

Contents:

The Prenatal Period

The First Two Years

The Preschool Years: The Effects of Race Awareness

Psychogenic Brain Damage and the Black Child

The Role of Play in Development

The Black Child-Intellectual Development as Revealed by Standardized Tests

The Black Child-Language and Communication

Socialization and the Black Child

An Overview: Language, Cultural Determinism and "Black Mythology".

Notes:

"First Printing / January 1978 ... Fifth Printing / October 1980."

"Cover Illustration: Nat Easton."

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy is "Fifth Printing / October 1980".