Overcoming the Odds Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women

by Hrabowski, Freeman A.; Maton, Kenneth I.; Greene, Monica L.; Greif, Geoffrey L.

• ISBN13: 9780195126426
• ISBN10: 0195126424
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

An inspiring new study reveals the strategies that lead to academic success for young African-American women.

Author Biography

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, is President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is coauthor, along with Kenneth I. Maton and Geoffrey L. Greif, of Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males. Kenneth I. Maton is Professor of Psychology at the UMBC and Director of the Community-Social Ph.D. Program in Human Services Psychology. Monica L. Greene is Faculty Research Associate in Psychology at UMBC. Geoffrey L. Greif is Associate Dean and Professor in the School of Social Work, University of Maryland. He is the author of six books, including Out of Touch: When Parents and Children Lose Contact After Divorce (OUP).

Table of Contents

Prefa ce	vii
Acknowledgments	xiii
Successful African American Young Women and Their Families	3	(24)
Mothers of Academically Successful Daughters	27	(39)
The Mothers' Voices
Fathers of Academically Successful Daughters	66	(30)
The Fathers' Voices
A Diversity of Family Contexts	96	(51)
The Daughters' Voices
Parenting and Educating for Success in Math and Science	147	(31)
Early Childhood through College
Becoming a Black Woman	178	(31)
A Closer Look at Personal, Cultural, and Emotional Challenges
Raising Successful African American Young Women	209	(22)
What We Have Learned
Appendix A: Overview of Study Procedure	231	(3)
Appendix B: Minority Student Development Programs	234	(5)
Notes	239	(12)
References	251	(16)
Index	267