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Self‐concept development
Author(s) -
Spencer Margaret Beale
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219884206
Subject(s) - situational ethics , socialization , psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive development , cognition , identity (music) , childhood development , self concept , id, ego and super ego , social psychology , independence (probability theory) , loevinger's stages of ego development , adolescent development , statistics , physics , mathematics , neuroscience , acoustics
The process of identity formation among Black children is determined by cognitive maturation, current situational factors, and previous socialization influences, including the nature and quality of ego defenses. Recent research and theory demonstrate the independence of Black racial attitudes and Black self‐concept from early childhood through the adolescent years.