3/16/08 Posting -- Adolescent Psychology Applied to Education

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, [5] ]

Subject: 3/16/08 Posting

Author:
LaFrance Hunt

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 15:41:31 03/16/08 Sun

I found the presentations and discussions very interesting. I especially found Timothy�s presentation on Social Identity Peer Relations, and Academic Competence of African American Adolescents interesting. The social identity and bicultural identity reminds me of W.E.B DuBois� theory of double consciousness. Double consciousness is where an individual (in particular an African American) not only evaluates or looks at one�s self through their own eyes but also through the eyes of others (the dominant culture). This warring of twoness, two thoughts causes conflict within the individual. Therefore would drawing on and internalizing behaviors of other diverse groups create conflict within the student. To be expected to remain true to self and one�s own culture and also fit in with the mainstream seems to be a bit stressful for the student.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]