Overcoming the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women

Hrabowski, Freeman A.,Maton, Kenneth I.,Greene, Monica L.,Greif, Geoffrey L.,Greif, Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 0195126424 / ISBN 13: 9780195126426

Published by Oxford University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Overcoming the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195126424
• ISBN 13: 9780195126426
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Based on interviews with many successful young black women and their families, Overcoming the Odds provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded--what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever. They also discuss the challenges of moving into African American womanhood, from maintaining self-esteem to making the right choices about their professional and personal lives. Most important, the book offers specific and inspiring examples of the practices, attitudes, and parenting strategies that have enabled these women to persevere and triumph.

About the Author

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, is President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is coauthor, along with Kenneth I. Maton and Geoffrey L. Greif, of Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males. Kenneth I. Maton is Professor of Psychology at the UMBC and Director of the Community-Social Ph.D. Program in Human Services Psychology. Monica L. Greene is Faculty Research Associate in Psychology at UMBC. Geoffrey L. Greif is Associate Dean and Professor in the School of Social Work, University of Maryland. He is the author of six books, including Out of Touch: When Parents and Children Lose Contact After Divorce (OUP).