Vinay Harpalani
Biographic Data
| ID | 3436860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vinay Harpalani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vinay |
| FAMILY NAME | Harpalani |
| SIGNATURE | HARPALANI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania, Center for Health, Achievement, Neighborhood, Growth, and Ethnic Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; harpalan@dolphin. upenn.edu. His research interests include adolescents, race, and ethnic relations |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 135 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Identity as Coping
Spencer's (1995) Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory is presented as a theoretical framework to integrate issues of context, coping, and identity in human development. The relation of coping supports (i.e., cultural socialization and spirituality) to psychological well-being was investigated for a sample of low resource African American youth. Results suggest that employment of religion and spirituality and cultural pride as a f…
Vulnerability to Violence
Spencer's Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) is presented as a theoretical framework to analyze potential effects of being a victim or co‐victim of a violent crime. Data are presented from a sample of African American adolescents residing in a Southeastern metropolitan area. Victims (n = 20) and non‐victims (n = 332) are compared on their self‐reporting of clinical symptoms normally associated with violent or traumatic …
Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep”
We call for the integration of cultural socialization and identity processes in learning as a goal of educational research. Our aim is to improve educational outcomes for racial and ethnic minority youth and for youth facing persistent intergenerational poverty. This requires that educational researchers understand the cultural niches in which young people develop. We illustrate this claim through the lenses of the Cultural Modeling Framework and…
Identity and School Adjustment
It has long been offered as an explanation for the achievement gap between White and African American students, that African American youth would do better if they adopted a Eurocentric cultural values system. Unfortunately, this theory, along with a great amount of the established literature on minority youth identity development, depends on a deficit-oriented perspective to explain the discrepancy between African American and White students. Th…
The athletic dominance of African Americans—Is there a genetic basis
Identity and School Adjustment
It has long been offered as an explanation for the achievement gap between White and African American students, that African American youth would do better if they adopted a Eurocentric cultural values system. Unfortunately, this theory, along with a great amount of the established literature on minority youth identity development, depends on a deficit-oriented perspective to explain the discrepancy between African American and White students. Th…
Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep”
We call for the integration of cultural socialization and identity processes in learning as a goal of educational research. Our aim is to improve educational outcomes for racial and ethnic minority youth and for youth facing persistent intergenerational poverty. This requires that educational researchers understand the cultural niches in which young people develop. We illustrate this claim through the lenses of the Cultural Modeling Framework and…
Vulnerability to Violence
Spencer's Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) is presented as a theoretical framework to analyze potential effects of being a victim or co‐victim of a violent crime. Data are presented from a sample of African American adolescents residing in a Southeastern metropolitan area. Victims (n = 20) and non‐victims (n = 332) are compared on their self‐reporting of clinical symptoms normally associated with violent or traumatic …
The athletic dominance of African Americans—Is there a genetic basis
The athletic dominance of African Americans—Is there a genetic basis
Identity and School Adjustment
It has long been offered as an explanation for the achievement gap between White and African American students, that African American youth would do better if they adopted a Eurocentric cultural values system. Unfortunately, this theory, along with a great amount of the established literature on minority youth identity development, depends on a deficit-oriented perspective to explain the discrepancy between African American and White students. Th…
A Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Identity as Coping
Spencer's (1995) Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory is presented as a theoretical framework to integrate issues of context, coping, and identity in human development. The relation of coping supports (i.e., cultural socialization and spirituality) to psychological well-being was investigated for a sample of low resource African American youth. Results suggest that employment of religion and spirituality and cultural pride as a f…
Vulnerability to Violence
Spencer's Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) is presented as a theoretical framework to analyze potential effects of being a victim or co‐victim of a violent crime. Data are presented from a sample of African American adolescents residing in a Southeastern metropolitan area. Victims (n = 20) and non‐victims (n = 332) are compared on their self‐reporting of clinical symptoms normally associated with violent or traumatic …
Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep”
We call for the integration of cultural socialization and identity processes in learning as a goal of educational research. Our aim is to improve educational outcomes for racial and ethnic minority youth and for youth facing persistent intergenerational poverty. This requires that educational researchers understand the cultural niches in which young people develop. We illustrate this claim through the lenses of the Cultural Modeling Framework and…
Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Basis (linear algebra (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work)