Integrated Lives, Isolated Living: The Black Suburban Experience, Teen Peer Relationships, and the Role of Jack and Jill, Incorporated
Nicholson, Melba Jenine
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Description
Title
Integrated Lives, Isolated Living: The Black Suburban Experience, Teen Peer Relationships, and the Role of Jack and Jill, Incorporated
Author(s)
Nicholson, Melba Jenine
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rappaport, Julian
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Black Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Participating families join Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated to facilitate the development of same-race peer relationships for their youth. Data suggest that Jack and Jill has a history of elitism that sometimes overshadows its broader purpose and goals. Nevertheless, current and former members relate that by providing a socializing context for African American youth with similar daily and cultural experiences, Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated addresses the developmental dilemmas created by the intersection of the Black suburban experience and adolescents' need for same-race relationships.
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