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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"post traumatic slave syndrome"”.
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Ethnic Identity And Awareness Of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: A Mixed Methods Approach
<p>Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) is based on the hypothesis that African Americans may face, and yet be largely unaware of, the influence of generational trauma from the slave trade, as well as, what African Americans believe about the concept, and who believes what. While PTSS may be …
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Intergenerational Trauma in African and Native American Literatures
The enslavement and persecution of African and Native peoples has been occurring in the U.S. since the 1600s. There have been justifications, explanations and excuses offered as to why one race feels superior over another. Slavery, according to the Abolition Project, refers to "a condition in which …
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Unlearning the narrative: integrating relationship science and machine learning to identify the determinants of African American adults' romantic relationship satisfaction
… and have used terms like residual effects of slavery and post-traumatic slave syndrome to draw attention to the enduring impact that these practices have had on the interpersonal outcomes of African Americans. These findings suggest that although there may determinants of relationship quality …
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(Dis)Remembering the slave mother: shame, trauma, and identity in the novels of Michelle Cliff and Zoë Wicomb
The 'new' nationalisms that have developed in postcolonial Jamaica and South Africa invite the reclamation of the slave mother, while simultaneously 'cleansing' her body of slavery's atrocities for the purpose of national healing. Michelle Cliff's Abeng and No Telephone to Heaven, and Zoë Wicomb's …
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Examining the Legacy of Transgenerational Trauma and its Effects on Contemporary African American Adults in Parenting and Caregiver Roles to African American Adolescents
<p>The system of institutional enslavement in North America has produced myriad effects on the contemporary African American community via the transmission of individual, familial, and collective trauma across generations (Carter, 2015; DeGruy, 2005; Weingarten, 2004). This research explored the …
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Reimagining schools: A descriptive analysis of effective practices for educating marginalized students
<p>Educational equity is the most imperative civil rights issue we face today. While the demands and interjections of social movements have strengthened many practices, structures, and laws related to educational equity, the ultimate shift in the tide has yet to be fully realized. Quality education …