Racial Identity and Its Assessment in a Sample of African-American Men in Treatment for Cocaine Dependence

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Peña ◽  
Irma J. Bland ◽  
Denese Shervington ◽  
Janet C. Rice ◽  
Edward F. Foulks
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Cocaine Dependence

scholarly journals Cultural Mistrust and Counseling: A Review of Factors Impacting African Americans Males

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Nathalie Mizelle ◽  
James L. Maiden ◽  
Jody C. Grady ◽  
Delarious O. Stewart ◽  
Brian Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
African American Males ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Cultural Mistrust ◽  
Community Ties ◽  
History Of ◽  
Significant Factors

African American males are less likely to engage in mental health services. Racial discrimination, cultural mistrust, mental health disparities, and racial identity roles are significant factors impeding African American men from pursuing or continuing counseling. Unfortunately, counselors subliminally acknowledge the stereotypical labels ascribed to African American males lead to a poor or non-existing rapport, and tend to create solutions for the clients, disregarding their intrinsic motivation and autonomy. This conceptual article discussed racial discrimination, microaggression, and community ties as the barriers to counseling engagement among African American males. The article also highlighted the history of counseling African American males and the present urgency for a culturally sensitive model using the concepts of Motivational Interviewing for encouraging counseling engagement and autonomous resolution of ambivalence.

scholarly journals The Role of Racial Identity and Implicit Racial Bias in Self-Reported Racial Discrimination: Implications for Depression Among African American Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 789-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Chae ◽  
Wizdom A. Powell ◽  
Amani M. Nuru-Jeter ◽  
Mia A. Smith-Bynum ◽  
Eleanor K. Seaton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Implicit Racial Bias

Explaining Mainstream Success

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
Loralie L. Wiebold ◽  
Marwin Spiller
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Black Men ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
Personal Motivation ◽  
Sociological Work ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
Individual Choices ◽  
Depth Interviews

The bulk of sociological work examines African American men who are young, unemployed, and poorly educated. In contrast, we offer a nuanced look at Black men living and working in mainstream society—men in the American mainstream although not always identifying as middle class. From 25 in-depth interviews, our data show an apparent contradiction. We find that men account for their success through their individual choices and declared personal motivation to succeed. Yet, throughout their interviews, these men revealed ways they were exposed to critical interactions and opportunities to a larger social network that provided them with tools for mainstream success. In talking about their experiences, these men shared instances in which their racial identity was questioned.

Invisibility Syndrome and Racial Identity Development in Psychotherapy and Counseling African American Men

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson J. Franklin
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Support Group ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Racial Identity Development ◽  
Psychological Experience ◽  
Counseling Process ◽  
Dynamic Interface

Success in counseling African American men is discussed in terms of an invisibility syndrome and the role played by their racial identity development. Invisibility is considered a psychological experience wherein the person feels that his or her personal identity and ability are undermined by racism in a myriad of interpersonal circumstances. A therapy case is used to explain how this experience helps determine Black men’s perspective on cross-racial interpersonal encounters and supports racial identity development as fundamental to their personal identity and as a buffer against racism. Awareness of the dynamic interface between racism, invisibility, and racial identity development can help the counseling process and effectiveness of our interventions with African American men. Discussion of a therapeutic support group is used as an example.

scholarly journals Perceived Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Multisystem Stress Response to Social Evaluative Threat Among African American Men and Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Lucas ◽  
Rhiana Wegner ◽  
Jennifer Pierce ◽  
Mark A. Lumley ◽  
Heidemarie K. Laurent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Social Evaluative Threat
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