Adjusting To a New Racial Climate: Maintenance of Personal Integrity

This paper will focus on the writer's experience as a native New Yorker relocating to Montgomery, Alabama. The writer will share how he adjusted and coped with overt discrimination and racism in the context of the high school in which he attended there-a majority white high school on the "...

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Auteur principal: Gadsden, O'Shan Darius (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2005]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2005, Volume: 44, Numéro: 3, Pages: 263-266
Sujets non-standardisés:B Coping mechanisms
B Adjustment
B overt discrimination / covert
B Racial Discrimination
B Defense mechanisms
B Racism
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:This paper will focus on the writer's experience as a native New Yorker relocating to Montgomery, Alabama. The writer will share how he adjusted and coped with overt discrimination and racism in the context of the high school in which he attended there-a majority white high school on the "other" side of town. The writer will share how he employed the following coping mechanisms as methods of adjusting to his new environment: translating emotional experiences into words (relaxation and talk therapy), involvement with other black positive peers, careful assessment before acting, withdrawal and avoidance, and consuming African-American literature.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-005-5463-0