Meaning-making, internalized racism, and African American identity / edited by Jas M. Sullivan and William E. Cross, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, Jas M., editor, author.

Cross, William E., 1940- editor, author.

Series:

SUNY series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Race relations.

African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xxi, 349 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]

Summary:

Focusing on the broad range of attitudes Black people employ to make sense of their Blackness, this volume offers the latest research on racial identity. The first section explores meaning-making, or the importance of holding one type of racial-cultural identity as compared to another. It looks at a wide range of topics, including stereotypes, spirituality, appearance, gender and intersectionalities, masculinity, and more. The second section examines the different expressions of internalized racism that arise when the pressure of oppression is too great, and includes such topics as identity orientations, self-esteem, colorism, and linked fate. Grounded in psychology, the research presented here makes the case for understanding Black identity as wide ranging in content, subject to multiple interpretations, and linked to both positive mental health as well as varied forms of internalized racism.

Contents:

Introduction / by William Cross, Jr. and Jas M. Sullivan

Section I. Meaning-making

Affirming blackness: racial identity from racial color-blindness to critical consciousness / Helen A. Neville, Tuyet-Mai H. Hoang, and Arielle Brown

The racial ties that bind: blacks' affective and behavioral responses to black-white biracials acting stereotypically / Sabrica Barnett and Daryl Wout

The relationship between parents' racial identity attitudes and their adolescent children's perception of physical appearance, racial identity and social adjustment / Peony Fhagen

Ethos matters: identity, spirituality, meaning and purpose among African-American youth / Lisa K. Hill, Debra D. Roberts, and Kelli A. Hill

Expanding black narratives: the role of meaning making in ethnically diverse blacks' racial identity and racial awareness / Hollie L. Jones and Eve Lorane Brown

I too am black: bi/multiracial black youth speak about their racialized experiences / Stephen M. Quintana, Susan Lambe Sarinana, and Alyssa M. Ramirez Stege

The one drop rule: shifting expressions of racial identity and well-being in black-multiracial individuals / Lauren E. Smith, Laura Kohn-Wood and Guerda Nicolas

Through the lens of gender: an intersectional perspective on race and racial identity / Isis H. Settles and Elizabeth R. Cole

The intersection of social identities among black female college students / Joanna Lee Williams and Saida B. Hussain

The intersection of racial and cultural identity for African Americans: expanding the scope of black self-understanding / A. Wade Boykin, R. Davis Dixon, David S.B. Mitchell, Adrian W. Bruce, Yetunde O. Akinola, and Nikeshia P. Holt

Ethnic-racial identity and college adjustment and coping among African American college students: moderating effects of kin social support / Ronald D. Taylor, Azeb Gebre, and Elizabeth Tuzo

I am a man too!: masculinity, economic violence and resilience in the streets of black America / Yasser Arafat Payne

Section II. Internalized racism

How stigma gets under the skin: internalized oppression and dual minority stress among black sexual minorities / Alex A. Ajayi and Moin Syed

Black identities, internalized racism, and self-esteem / William E. Cross, Jr. and David M. Frost

Acceptance of injustice among ethnic minorities as a function of ideology and social comparison process / Krystal M. Perkins

The intersection of colorism and racial identity and the impact on mental health / Kira Hudson Banks, Richard D. Harvey, Tanisha Thelemaque, and Onyinyechi V. Anukem

Meta-analysis of cross racial identity scale: psychological costs and benefits of racial identity / Aaronson Y. Chew and Stephen M. Quintana

Racial oppression and other black identity correlates / Kenneth Foster, Sr

The role of discrimination in shaping the presence and strength of linked fate / Jas M. Sullivan and Jonathan Winburn

Conclusion / William Cross, Jr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Meaning-making, internalized racism, and African American identity.

ISBN:

9781438462974

1438462972

OCLC:

946968274