Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bryant, Wesley Watkins

Titel

African American male youth violence and internalized racism

Ort / Verlag

ProQuest Dissertations Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Link zum Volltext

• ProQuest

Quelle

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study's objective was to determine if what scholars have defined as 'internalized racism' was a risk factor and predictor of African American male youth's propensity to engage in violence. The findings come from a survey of 224 African American males ages 14-19 in Philadelphia. The participants were students from a public high school; an African-centered charter high school; residents of the Philadelphia Youth Study Center (a detention center for juveniles); and Youth Partners from the Philadelphia Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (a program for youth on probation or parole). Using multiple regression analyses, internalized racism showed to be a significant predictor for aggressive behavior p < .001; attitudes towards guns and violence p < .01; and overall propensity for violence p < .001 (all measured with pre-validated scales). 'Internalized Racism' added previously unexplained variance beyond what was provided by measures of traditional risk factors and proved to be a highly significant predictor of the propensity for violence. Higher internalized racism scores predicted higher propensity for violence scores. African-centered educated students had statistically significant differences in means when compared to public high school students for internalized racism p < .001, and aggressive behavior p < .05; and African-centered students also had statistically significant differences in means when compared to Youth Study Center residents for attitudes towards guns and violence p < .01; and overall propensity for violence p < .05. The implications of this research for programmatic reform are discussed. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by addressing your request to ProQuest, 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346. Telephone 1-800-521-3042; e-mail: disspub@umi.com