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Historical Hostility in the African American Client: Implications for Counseling
Author(s) -
Vontress Clemmont E.,
Epp Lawrence R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1997.tb00327.x
Subject(s) - hostility , psychology , african american , function (biology) , social psychology , clinical psychology , sociology , anthropology , evolutionary biology , biology
“Historical hostility” may function as a psychological factor in the lives of African Americans in the United States. Historical hostility is a pattern of responses that many African Americans exhibit, which may stem from their prolonged subjection to inferior treatment in American society. Strategies for addressing historical hostility in African Americans are provided.