Balance: Advancing Identity Theory by Engaging the Black Male Adolescent

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Lexington Books, 2008 - Psychology - 148 pages
Balance is unique in that it approaches Black males from a well-rooted personality perspective within context, sans deficit, and utilizes discourse analysis in attempts at advancing identity theory.
 

Contents

Thinking toward Theory
7
Underpinnings
19
Model Development Placing Constructs
39
Orchestration
55
Beginning
67
Epilogue
77
Appendix 1
79
Appendix 2
89
Appendix 3
91
Appendix 4
95
Selected Bibliography
97
Index
115
About the Author
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David Wall Rice is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Morehouse College.

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