Tracing the historical origins of youth delinquency & violence: Myths & realities about black culture
Tracing the historical origins of youth delinquency & violence: Myths & realities about black culture
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DOI：
10.1111/1540-4560.t01-1-00005
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Cross, WE
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作者：
Cross, WE
从理论上讲，奴隶制的负面影响与非裔美国人面临的当代问题有关，例如家庭不稳定、成就动机低、青少年犯罪和青少年暴力率高。结合历史、社会学和心理学材料，当前的分析认为，黑人在摆脱奴隶制时拥有必要的社会资本，包括积极的家庭态度和模式以及高成就动机，以便迅速融入美国主流社会。转向现在，事实表明，黑人高犯罪率和黑人文化完整性的共存并不矛盾，特别是当系统性力量抵消或破坏黑人文化的改善潜力时。
The negative effects of slavery have been theoretically linked to contemporary problems faced by African Americans, such as family instability, low achievement motivation, and high rates of juvenile delinquency and youth violence. Combining historical, sociological, and psychological materials, the current analysis argues that Blacks exited slavery with the necessary social capital, inclusive of proactive family attitudes and patterns as well as high achievement motivation, for rapid acculturation into mainstream America. Shifting to the present, it is shown that the co-existence of high Black crime rates and Black cultural integrity are not contradictory, especially when systemic forces neutralize or undermine the ameliorative potential of Black culture.