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William L. Conwill, Ph.D. Training Black Spirit (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Training Black Spirit : Ethics for Africian American Teens
- Publication Name
- Training Black Spirit
- Title
- Training Black Spirit
- Subtitle
- Ethics for African American Teens
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781579512224
- ISBN
- 9781579512224
- Publisher
- Ronin Publishing
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Social Science
- Topic
- Life Stages / Adolescence, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Release Date
- 30/06/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 7.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Item Width
- 8in
- Number of Pages
- 180 Pages
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Like all teens, African American teens find themselves wondering what they should or should not be doing and how they should behave toward each other -- only they often have no male role model in the home and negative models, like gang-banger, on the street. As they struggle to build their characters, they receive feedback from multiple sources, causing confusion. Training Black Spirit offers a guide through the fog of adolescence by providing a personal training aid in ethics -- values -- especially tailored for Black teens. It holds that our spirits, which protect and sustain us, direct and unify our thoughts, efforts, and actions. Author Dr. William L. Conwill helps Black teens prepare for adulthood in the family, the community, and the world by developing their characters. Training Black Spirit builds upon African American cultural heritage, which is all too often absent from Black teens' experience. The principles presented here provide directives or instructions on living, as well as a defense against destructive influences. like drugs and violence. These principles are represented throughout the text by Adinkra symbols, along with a martial-arts self-defense interpretation for each principle, which teens discuss with an adult facilitator. Drawing on brain science, transpersonal psychology, and mainstream psychiatry, as well as ancient traditions, Training Black Spirit guides Black teens in conducting a personal and conscious examination of the traditional principles that enable us to survive, create, and nurture life. Keeping teens from heading down the wrong road is am increasing challenge. Training Black Spirit is a guide for young, black teens to explore their personal values or ethics through the use of symbols and values from West African culture to help build character. The book prepares teens for obstacles they will met with in life, providing values and behaviors for coping with challenging life experiences. In light of recent events in Ferguson, Baltimore, and elsewhere, many black teens find themselves at a crossroads: Who are they today, and who do they want to be in the future? Training Black Spirit is a guide for teens dealing with these difficult challenges. As a psychologist Dr. Conwill has worked extensively with teens in various settings, helping them their challenges, providing ethical principles to guide them through.
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Publisher
Ronin Publishing
ISBN-10
1579512224
ISBN-13
9781579512224
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217050605
Product Key Features
Book Title
Training Black Spirit : Ethics for Africian American Teens
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Stages / Adolescence, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Family & Relationships, Social Science
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bf724.3.V3
Reviews
There's so much that shapes a person's character through his or her adolescence. In many cases, African American teenagers are left in need of more positive influences and the right role models to lead them through their formative years. Training Black Spirit: Ethics for African American Teens is a guide by Dr. William L. Conwill designed to lend young people a constructive hand as their characters develop.This is a handbook full of life principles. It features a distinctive, purposeful layout, utilizing Adinkra symbols to further illustrate the principles the author presents. It's not a book loaded with rigid mandates, meant to dictate to teenagers about their behavior. Instead, the author tactfully takes a more abstract route. He touches on a number of ideas, including voluntarism, the meaning of toughness, and the origin of cruelty. The author provides an uncomplicated basis of ethics, giving readers ample room to reflect, to reason, and to determine what those ethics mean to them individually.However, even with this abstract approach, the author doesn't merely give the reader a list of attractive ideals with no real-world place for those ideals to land. The book incorporates nuggets of African American history and admirable historical figures. This gives teenagers actual examples of people who've put positive principles into action. What's more, the author includes a short Suggested Activity with each principle, but not as a strict or narrow "how-to." Each Activity is an idea to help teenagers become accustomed to applying principles to their lives in practical ways.Again, the heart of the book is uncomplicated and appropriate for a teenaged audience. However, it's not clear which audience all of the introductory sections of the book are meant to address. It seems that much of the opening information is on a level most appropriate for adults who'll be helping young people work through the handbook. Yet, the author addresses teenagers in one part of the opening and then goes back to speaking to adults. If a teenager starts the book at the beginning, but the information there goes over his head, he'll likely skip the rest of the introduction and miss the details there that are meant for him.There's also material under one principle that seems to be aimed at parents more so than their adolescent children. The book has some minor errors as well: the same list appears in two neighboring paragraphs in the introduction; there are a couple of misspelled words accompanying Adinkra symbols; and the same Suggested Activity appears in two different sections, which doesn't seem intentional. However, the errors are few, and the book has a polished and professional look overall.This handbook is an inspiring guide, simply outlined so that teenagers can grasp, reflect on, and productively apply the information. Therefore, I give Training Black Spirit a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. I'd certainly recommend this book to parents, mentors, and the African American teenagers they support.
Table of Content
Foreword Part I The Person as Spirit Expressed in Thought, Feeling, and Action What Is Ethics? Why I Wrote This Book Why I Do What I Do How This Book is Organized Part II Spiritual Values as Principles and Strategies of Self-Defense Learning from the Past Strength and Humility Respect for Parents Power Ingenuity Propriety Wisdom Tenderness Faithfulness Faith Providence Patience and Endurance Devotion Loyalty Duality Fearlessness Unity in Diversity Vigilance Unity Interdependence Safety Authority Security and Love Fortitude Caring Heroism Bravery Voluntarism Defense Justice Law Peacemaking Intelligence Goodwill United Action Authenticity Adroitness Self-Discipline Internal Cooperation Sharing Strategy Confidence Hope Truth against Self-Deception Truth in Living Sense of Duty Knowledge Magnanimity First Things First (Priorities) Spiritual Purity Infinity of the Soul Striving for Perfection Forgiveness Sanctity Ability to Withstand Hardship Toughness Guard against Jealousy and Covetousness Affluence Greatness Defiance against Difficulties Trust in God Awareness of God's Presence and Protection
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
140.8350973
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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