Lei, M., Simons, R. L., Simons, L. G., & Edmond, M. B. (2014). Gender equality and violent behavior: How neighborhood gender equality influences the gender gap in violence. Violence and Victims, 29(1), 89. Using a sample of 703 African American adolescents from the Family and Community Health Study (FACHS) along… read more
Familial Influences (FI)
African American males: Soon gone?
Bryant, N. (2000). African American males: Soon gone?. Journal of African American Men, 4(4), 9-17. Examines social & psychological factors contributing to the negative space in which African American males find themselves. These males have suffered disproportionately from the breakdown of the US family. African American youths have internalized negative stereotypes that… read more
The educational attainment and intergenerational mobility of black males: The 1970s and 1980s
Davis Jr., T. J. (1994). The educational attainment and intergenerational mobility of black males: The 1970s and 1980s. The Urban Review, 26(2), 137-151. Data from the 1972-89 Cumulative General Social Survey (1970s black male sample=556, 1980s sample=767) demonstrate much upward and downward intergenerational educational mobility for black males. The educational attainment… read more
African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives.
Abel, Y. (2012). African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives. Journal Of Negro Education, 81(2), 162-172. This research investigated African American fathers’ involvement in the school-based lives of their elementary-aged children using the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler model of parent involvement and Epstein’s framework of involvement. Questionnaires were administered to 101… read more