Main description:

Black Male Violence in Perspective: Towards Afrocentric Intervention represents a synthesis of lived experience, authoritative research, and Afro-centric perspective on one of the most controversial topics of our day. It examines violence by and among Black men, as it is inextricably tied to its context; the history of violence in America including colonialism, expansionism, and concepts of manifest destiny. Acknowledging important concepts like Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" and Joy DeGruy-Leary's "Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome," and chronicling the devastating and injurious effects of racism, the text moves in a clinical direction. It identifies and addresses the resulting dangerous triad of frustration, anger, and depression and how they come together clinically to impact young Black men resulting in violent outcomes. It explores the psychology underlying violent behavior, delving into the socioeconomic realities that are very much a part of the landscape of violence in America. Tony Jackson utilizes cases from his career as a therapist as well as examples from actual life experience to illustrate challenging concepts. More importantly, Black Male Violence in Perspective proposes a theory of intervention and treatment with a discussion on quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Contents:

List of Figures and Tables
Foreword by Wade W. Nobles
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Problem of Black Violence: The Pain behind the Statistics
Chapter 2: Historical Context of Violence among African-American Youth Racism and its expression within the U.S.
Chapter 3: Violence among African-American Male Adolescents: The Role of Media
Chapter 4: Research on the Effects of Violence
Chapter 5: The Three-Headed Dragon: Frustration, Depression and Anger
Chapter 6: Violence Prevention
Chapter 7: Standard Approaches, Implications for Violence Intervention and The Need for Cultural Relevance.
Chapter 8: Cultural Relevancy in the Treatment of Violence Related Symptoms
Chapter 9: Anatomy of a Study in the Real World: Changing Violent Outcome
Appendix: Materials and Instructions for Twelve-Week Intervention
References
About the Author