A Critical Review And Analysis Of The State, Scope And Direction Of African-Centered Psychology From 2000-2010

Authors

DeReef F. Jamison, University of Alabama, BirminghamFollow
Karanja Keita Carroll, CUNY Bernard Baruch CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

This study focuses primarily upon the current state of African-centered psychology through the pages of the Journal of Black Psychology (JBP). Recent literature on African-centered psychology is reviewed and articles published in the JBP from 2000-2010 relative to African-centered psychology are examined. The results of the content analysis of empirical or theoretical articles within the JBP indicated that 90% (n = 221) of the articles were empirical and 10% (n = 25) were theoretical. The results of the content analysis of the schools of thought/ideological orientations within the JBP indicate the following: (1) 30%of the articles (n = 73) were integrationist/assimilationist; 59.0% of the articles (n =146) were African American Nationalist and 11% of the articles (n = 27) were Pan Africanist/African-centered.

Comments

This work was originally published in The Western Journal of Black Studies.