INTERRACIAL ADOLESCENTS: SELF-IMAGE, RACIAL SELF-CONCEPT AND FAMILY PROCESS.
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Title
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INTERRACIAL ADOLESCENTS: SELF-IMAGE, RACIAL SELF-CONCEPT AND FAMILY PROCESS.
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Identifier
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AAI8501176
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identifier
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8501176
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Creator
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SPIVEY, PHILIP.
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Contributor
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Laurence J. Gould
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Date
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1984
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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This indepth study of 20 black/white interracial adolescents systematically examines the relevance of adolescent social adjustment to a number of psychosocial factors. The study participants consist of children ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old who come from 13 family units of which nine are two parent and four are single parent.;Interviews were conducted with the children and parents involving several psychosocial data domains and two psychometric measures were administered: FACES II, (Olson, Bell, Portner), used to assess family system behavior; the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire, (Offer, Ostrov, Howard), used as a measure of adolescent social adjustment.;Among the findings, the children were observed to be high achieving with a marked sense of high self-esteem and a surprising lack of attitudes and behaviors which might be termed 'rebellious'. The adolescent children in this sample scored significantly higher in measures of self-image than did the group of adolescents used to standardize this measure. This suggests that they have achieved a better than average level of overall social adjustment. In connection with this, our findings indicate that the children in this sample are able to cope successfully with an array of psychological, social, and vocational challenges.;For example, the uncertainties and ambiguities that some children reported in relation to their racial self-concept or identity, seemingly did not hamper their functioning in other life areas. Rather, these developmental issues are typically dealt with by these children as if they were expectable and manageable aspects of daily living. There is ample evidence in this study to suggest that such constructive approaches to growth and experience are influenced, in large part, by a flexible and responsive family system and the child's intact self-image.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
