Counseling African American Adolescents: The Impact of Race, Culture, and Middle Class Status

A substantial body of literature addresses the concerns of African American youngsters who experience social distress, academic difficulties, poverty, despair, and violence. This article focuses on issues of particular relevance to school counselors working with middle-class, African American youngs...

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Published in:Professional school counseling 2003-10, Vol.7 (1), p.40-51
Main Authors: Day-Vines, Norma L., Patton, James M., Baytops, Joy L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
African American Children
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
Black communities
Black Youth
Cultural Influences
Cultural values
FEATURES
Grade 10
Middle Class
Multicultural Counseling
Psychological counseling
Racial Factors
School Counseling
School counselors
Social Mobility
Student guidance services
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:A substantial body of literature addresses the concerns of African American youngsters who experience social distress, academic difficulties, poverty, despair, and violence. This article focuses on issues of particular relevance to school counselors working with middle-class, African American youngsters whose lives may have little relationship to the above-mentioned Stressors. The article begins with an overview of African American socioeconomic status, continues with a discussion of the complex interaction between race and class, addresses culturally competent counseling practice, explores African American cultural values, examines racial identity issues, considers intra-racial Stressors, and addresses implications for counseling of middle-class African American adolescents. The authors present a case study to examine each of these issues.
ISSN:1096-2409
2156-759X