Integrated Lives, Isolated Living: The Black Suburban Experience, Teen Peer Relationships, and the Role of Jack and Jill, Incorporated

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Nicholson, Melba Jenine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rappaport, Julian

• Black Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3023153

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82010