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Cultural And Gender Differences In Child Abuse Risk In African American And White Expectant Mothers And Fathers, Anjali Gowda
Cultural And Gender Differences In Child Abuse Risk In African American And White Expectant Mothers And Fathers, Anjali Gowda
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Previous maltreatment literature examining child physical abuse risk has not effectively examined cultural nuances in risk and protective factors. Further, research has relied heavily upon maternal only samples, limiting our understanding of paternal risk factors. The current study examined macro-level variables (i.e., racial identification and gender role ideologies) in conjunction with individual-level factors (i.e., attribution of child intent and acceptability of abuse) as they relate to parental abuse risk. The study employed explicit and implicit measures administered to 142 African American and White first-time expectant mother and father dyads. Study hypotheses were partially supported, identifying both consistencies and inconsistencies across …
Print Vs. Pulpit: Representations Of Religion In The Harlem Renaissance, Sondra Bickham Washington
Print Vs. Pulpit: Representations Of Religion In The Harlem Renaissance, Sondra Bickham Washington
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At the turn of the twentieth century, African American race leaders believed that literature and other creative works could strengthen the fight against the social, economic, and political oppression facing members of their race across the country. However, when younger writers began explicitly focusing their narratives and poems on the more taboo and less religious elements of African American life such as heavy drinking, sensual dancing at jazz and blues clubs, and unmarried sexual relationships, black religious leaders often expressed opposition to their creative work. This sometimes harsh disapproval only served to create a larger gap between the religious and …
Vote, People, Vote! W.C. Patton, The Naacp, And The Birmingham Black Community, Scott Clifford Kennedy
Vote, People, Vote! W.C. Patton, The Naacp, And The Birmingham Black Community, Scott Clifford Kennedy
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VOTE, PEOPLE, VOTE W.C. PATTON, THE NAACP, AND THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK COMMUNITY HISTORY ABSTRACT With the Civil Rights Movement often portrayed as a movement led from the top down, the career of William C. Patton showed the importance of the efforts of the person on the street. Patton struggled long and hard for voting rights for African Americans, working for the NAACP for years in his efforts to help black Americans gain their civil rights. His lack of national fame does nothing to detract from his untiring efforts on behalf of the rights of black Americans. Born in 1910 in …