BLACK WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS: A PSYCHODYNAMIC PROFILE OF THE PIONEERS.
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Title
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BLACK WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS: A PSYCHODYNAMIC PROFILE OF THE PIONEERS.
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Identifier
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AAI8713810
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identifier
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8713810
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Creator
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WILLIAMS, JANICE ELIZABETH.
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Contributor
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Vera Paster
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Date
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1987
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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 study explores the lives of the first cohort of black women psychologists from an Eriksonian theoretical framework.;The study sought to provide historical data in regard to early black women in the profession of psychology. It details the history, aspirations, career development and self reflections of the first cohort of black women psychologists. While the study focuses on the developmental stages experienced by pioneer black women psychologists, it takes into account social, historical and cultural circumstances that shaped their lives.;Attention is directed toward their significant relationships from early childhood through adulthood, their experiences of themselves as black and female, the impact of their social and cultural milieu as they grew up, their coping styles during their educational years, their commitment to psychology as a profession and their management of their profession as student and as practitioner.;The investigation explored the life cycle of the five remaining pioneer black women alive at the time of the study. The research also includes excerpts from a recorded interview, of Dr. Mamie Clark. Dr. Clark was used as a model subject for the study. The findings of the study suggest that race more than gender dominated the developmental years and the professional endeavors of pioneer black women psychologists. The study also suggest that, at the final stage of life, these women have negotiated integrity over despair.;An unanticipated finding of the study, was that the energy and professional activities of these women, were devoted by default, more to their community and teaching than any structured traditional role in the profession.
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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
