Overview
Decades have passed since our original theories of racial identity development were formed, bringing with them changes in our society and in our understandings of race and racism.New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development seeks to update these foundational models. The volume brings together leaders in the field to deepen, broaden, and reassess our understandings of racial identity development among Blacks, Latino/as, Asian Americans, American Indians, Whites, and multiracial people.
Contributors include the authors of some of the earliest theories in the field. Bailey W. Jackson, Jean Kim, and Rita Hardiman here take stock of their original theories and offer updated versions of their models. Other theorists, such as Perry G. Horse, Charmaine L. Wijeyesinghe, Bernardo M. Ferdman, and Placida Gallegos present new paradigms and consider future issues which may come to challenge existing theories. Later chapters present examples of the ways in which these models may be applied within such contexts as conflict resolution and clinical counseling and supervisory relationships, and address their utility in understanding the experiences of other racial and ethnic groups. In addition, William E. Cross and Peony Fhagen-Smith present a revised and expanded version of nigrescence theory.
Author Biography: Charmaine L. Wijeyesinghe is an independent consultant in areas of multicultural organizational development, social justice, and racial identity development. Bailey W. Jackson is the Dean of the School of Education and Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Social Justice Education in the Department of Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Synopsis
Decades have passed since our original theories of racial identity development were formed, bringing with them changes in our society and in our understandings of race and racism.
New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development seeks to update these foundational models. The volume brings together leaders in the field to deepen, broaden, and reassess our understandings of racial identity development among Blacks, Latino/as, Asian Americans, American Indians, Whites, and multiracial people.
Contributors include the authors of some of the earliest theories in the field. Bailey W. Jackson, Jean Kim, and Rita Hardiman here take stock of their original theories and offer updated versions of their models. Other theorists, such as Perry G. Horse, Charmaine L. Wijeyesinghe, Bernardo M. Ferdman, and Placida Gallegos present new paradigms and consider future issues which may come to challenge existing theories. Later chapters present examples of the ways in which these models may be applied within such contexts as conflict resolution and clinical counseling and supervisory relationships, and address their utility in understanding the experiences of other racial and ethnic groups. In addition, William E. Cross and Peony Fhagen-Smith present a revised and expanded version of nigrescence theory.
Booknews
Ten articles by contributors<-->consultants in multicultural organizational development; faculty in social justice education, psychology, and legal studies; and a professional mediation trainer<-->update the foundational theories of Black, White, and Asian racial identity development and present more recent models for Latinos, Native Americans, and Multiracial people. Two chapters consider racial identity theory in the context of counseling and conflict mediation. Another paper identifies principles of identity development that can be applied to other identity groups. Wijeyesinghe is an independent consultant for multicultural organizational development; Jackson is the dean of the school of education at the U. of Massachusetts at Amherst. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)