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Black psychology, also known as African-American psychology and African/Black psychology, is a scientific field that focuses on how people of African descent know and experience the world. [1] The field, particularly in the United States, largely emerged as a result of the lack of understanding of the psychology of Black people under ...
Kevin Cokley is an African-American counselling psychologist, academic and researcher. He is University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Associate Chair of Diversity Initiatives, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
At the time, hundreds of studies concluded that African Americans have an external locus of control and had less ability to delay gratification, meaning that African Americans have less control of their impulses. [5] [6] [7] Articles in "Deconstruction" presented studies that debunked these conclusions. [8]
Adelbert H. Jenkins is an African American clinical psychologist who is known for his humanistic approach to Black psychology at the start of the field in the early 1970s. . Jenkins was also one of the 28 founding members of the National Association of Black Psychologists, along with other notable psychologists such as Robert V. Guthrie and Joseph White.
Kambon wrote, developed and contributed to over 60 scholarly publications, including five books. He was the author of two text books, titled African/Black Psychology in the American Context (1998) and The African Personality in America (1992), that have been used and praised by scholars and students at institutions across the country. [1]
Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science: Ecological Settings and Processes, Volume 4, 7th edition. (2015) [23] Adjustment and developmental patterns of African American males: The roles of families, communities, and other contexts. Boys and Men in African American Families. (2016) [24] Rural African American adolescents ...
William E. Cross Jr. (1940 - December 5, 2024) was a theorist and researcher in the field of ethnic identity development, specifically Black identity development. [1] He is best known for his nigrescence model, first detailed in a 1971 publication, and his book, Shades of Black, published in 1991.
Robert Val Guthrie (February 14, 1932 – November 6, 2005) [1] was an American psychologist and educator described by the American Psychological Association as "one of the most influential and multifaceted African-American scholars of the century."