scholarly journals Depressive Symptomatology of Black College Men

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne C. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
College Men ◽  
Black College ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Predominately White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
Class Status ◽  
Black Institution

Black Americans have poorer health than the rest of the nation and are exposed to a wider range of social and environmental factors that adversely impact their health. Although it may be presumed that men who acquire a college education will also attain middle-class status, middle-class status does not provide Black men with the anticipated reductions for at least some health risks. This study presents preliminary findings from a study designed to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Black college men (n=115) at a predominately white institution and a historically Black institution. Results suggest that although depressive symptoms for the Black college men in the sample were relatively low, participants from the predominately white institution reported slightly higher on individual depression items and had a higher total depression score than participants from the historically Black institution. Findings from this study have implications for the provision of adequate mental health services for Black college men as well as future research conducted with this population regarding their health and health behaviors.

Emerging Black Scholars: Critical Reflections on the Impact of the Association of Black Psychologists

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 772-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oba T. Woodyard ◽  
Cecile A. Gadson
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black Psychology ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Personal Training ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Predominately White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
African Black ◽  
The Impact

This article highlights two Student Circle members’ reflections on how the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) has had an impact on their development as emerging scholars, clinicians, and advocates in African (Black) psychology. The emerging scholars share their personal training experiences at a predominately White institution and historical Black college/university. Reflections also include how ABPsi members and scholarly works have influenced their identities as future African (Black) psychologists. In addition, the history, meaning, and personal experience with jegnaship will be discussed. Finally, this reflection concludes with a call to action for students to get involved in shaping the future of ABPsi.

Understanding Masculinity in Undergraduate African American Men

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Mincey ◽  
Moya Alfonso ◽  
Amy Hackney ◽  
John Luque
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Black College ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Historically Black College ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
College And University ◽  
Predominately White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
Black Man

This study reports findings on views of masculinity with undergraduate Black men, which included interviews and focus groups ( N = 46) with participants ranging in age from 18 to 22 years. Specifically, this study explored how Black men define being a man and being a Black man. Undergraduate Black males at a historically Black college and university ( N = 25) and a predominately White institution ( N = 21) in the Southeastern United States were recruited to participate in this study. Through the use of thematic analysis, findings indicated that three levels of masculinity exist for Black men: what it means to be a man, what it means to be a Black man, and who influences male development. Implications and recommendations for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals THE ECOLOGY OF LATINX TWITTER

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Oquendo ◽  
Lance Porter
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
The Body ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Regional Dialects ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Predominately White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
The U.S

Twitter is a conduit of culture. A miscellany of networked communities where participants reinforce and/or dismantle socially constructed ideas and narratives. For nearly a decade, studies on the uses and gratifications, and sociality of ethnic-centered networks in the U.S. have emerged. The body of literature is interdisciplinary and largely discusses Black Twitter (Brock, 2012; Florini, 2013; Sharma, 2013; Clarke, 2014; Lee, 2017), and to a lesser extent, Asian-American Twitter (Lopez, 2016). Conversely, research on Latinx Twitter is scarce (Novak, Johnson, & Pontes, 2016; Slaughter, 2016; Rosenbaum, 2018). As the second largest Spanish speaking country in the world, Latinx make up 18% of the U.S. population – the nation’s largest minority group (Pew Research Center, 2017). Often described in monolithic terms, Latinx epitomizes diversity. The pan-ethnicity represents over 21 nationalities, and a host of European and Indigenous languages, in which regional dialects are blended with African tongues to varying degrees. We take the position that prior to conducting behavioral focused analyses on Latinx Twitter, the network’s ecology must be defined. This means, to understand how the network of tens of ethnicities and heritages has self-organized. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to augment existing scholarship by exploring its ecology. Through a content analysis and interviews with six Latinx and Afro-Latinx women (18-24 years old) attending a Predominately White Institution (PWI) in U.S. South, we identified three major ecological themes: (1) Seeking Latinx Twitter; (2) Mega Network versus Sub-Networks; and (3) Implications for Monolithic Narratives.

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