1. Social Resilience.
- Author
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Averett, Nancy
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PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *AFRICAN Americans , *SOCIAL capital , *POOR people , *MENTAL health - Abstract
The article highlights the social resiliency of underserved African communities in the U.S. Topics discussed include the ability of people in poorer communities facing discrimination to achieve high levels of social capital based on a study conducted by psychology professor Jacqueline Mattis at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, benefit of social capital to mental health, and implication of failure of academics and policy makers to see the social capital in marginalized communities.
- Published
- 2021