International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Volume 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-331

African-American and Iraqi Refugee Adolescents' Perceptions (Article) (Open Access)

Black B.M. , Peterson B.L. , Weisz A.N. , Kernsmith P.D. , Lewandowski L.A. , Hegde K.K.
  • a University of Texas, Arlington, United States, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19129, 211 S. Cooper, Suite 301F, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
  • b Wayne State University, United States
  • c Wayne State University, United States
  • d Wayne State University, United States
  • e Wayne State University, United States
  • f Wayne State University, United States

Abstract

This article explores the perceptions of urban African-American and Iraqi refugee adolescents regarding community violence, school violence, family violence and dating/intimate partner violence. A subset of participants from a larger study on violence and trauma was selected to participate in the current study. Using a card-sort exercise, participants identified situations as violent or not violent. Iraqi youth identified noticeably more behaviors as violence than African-American youth. Few significant gender differences emerged. Findings of important cultural differences provide implications for violence prevention programming. © 2009 A B Academic Publishers.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-63849149997&doi=10.1080%2f02673843.2009.9748012&partnerID=40&md5=9e0bfcdc73f4454cfe619fa67228f57b
DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2009.9748012
ISSN: 02673843
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English