Black Child and Adolescent Dev

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Surveys Black child and adolescent development with a focus on theoretical aspects of psychological development within African Diasporic contexts. This course will explore how the concept of self contextually is connected to Black psychological development and how Black culture has been instrumental in shaping the lives of Black children and adolescents. Also examines how the intersectionality of race, gender, social class, and sexuality relate to Black child and adolescent development. Topics examined include the complexities of color in Black children’s experience; socio-historical/-political contexts of Black child and adolescent development; parenting, racial socialization, and education for Black children and adolescents; racial attitudes and socialization in children; Caribbean (English-, Spanish-, and French-speaking) youth and education; and legal issues and the criminalization of Black youth. Offered: fall or spring.