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Assessing Critical Consciousness In Youth And Young Adults, Anita Thomas, Rabiatu Barrie, John Brunner, Angela Clawson, Amber Hewitt, Gihane Brink, Meghan Johnson Oct 2015

Assessing Critical Consciousness In Youth And Young Adults, Anita Thomas, Rabiatu Barrie, John Brunner, Angela Clawson, Amber Hewitt, Gihane Brink, Meghan Johnson

Amber A Hewitt

The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to assess critical consciousness to be used as an assessment tool for assessing critical consciousness levels of individuals: first for prevention work, including programs that foster multicultural awareness and sensitivity, rites of passages, or racial socialization programs; and second for clinical work. The Critical Consciousness Inventory (CCI) is a nine-item scale using a Guttman model of scaling. Two hundred participants of varying ethnic/racial backgrounds completed the scale. Psychometric properties of the scale are included. The scale differentiates individuals at diverse levels of critical consciousness development. The CCI is related to …


Toward The Development Of The Stereotypical Roles Of Black Young Men Scale, Amber Hewitt Oct 2015

Toward The Development Of The Stereotypical Roles Of Black Young Men Scale, Amber Hewitt

Amber A Hewitt

There is a significant amount of literature on identity development in general, but there is a dearth of research focusing on identity development in relation to how other processes and constructs influence the identity development of African American young men. One such construct is the presence of stereotypical roles. The primary purpose of this study was to create a reliable and valid measure of the stereotypical roles of African American young men. This study explored the relationship between the endorsement of stereotypical roles, stigma consciousness, and masculinity of African American young men. African American young men (n = 164) between …