Oscar A. Barbarin, PhD is Professor of African American Studies and Psychology at the University of Maryland. He has served on the faculties of the Universities of Michigan and has held Endowed chairs at the University of North Carolina and Tulane University and is a former chair of the US National Committee for Psychology at the National Academy of Sciences. His scholarly work has sought to illuminate how families, schools and communities moderate the effects of adversity on the development of children of color.

• Introduction: Fear and Worry About Black BoysPart I. Facing AdversityChapter 1: Less Than HumanChapter 2: Barely Making ItChapter 3: Racism and Poverty Matter Part II. Foundations of Emotional ResilienceChapter 4: Early Emotional DevelopmentChapter 5: Social CompetencePart III. Divergent DevelopmentChapter 6: The Golden Age of Childhood Chapter 7: Growing Up Fast Part IV. Origins of Serious Problem Behavior Chapter 8: Loss, Trauma and Problem Behavior Chapter 9: Emotional Distress Part V. Lives in Distress Chapter 10: Denying Emotions and Losing Self Chapter 11: Becoming a Knucklehead Part VI. Social Assets and Emotional ResilienceChapter 12: Emotional Resilience Chapter 13: Social Assets Build ResiliencePart VII. How Families, Schools and Neighborhoods HelpChapter 14: Preparation for Racism and AdversityChapter 15: Schools and Neighborhoods as Social AssetsConclusion: Re-Imagining Black Boys and Youth

Oscar A. Barbarin, PhD is Professor of African American Studies and Psychology at the University of Maryland. He has served on the faculties of the Universities of Michigan and has held Endowed chairs at the University of North Carolina and Tulane University and is a former chair of the US National Committee for Psychology at the National Academy of Sciences. His scholarly work has sought to illuminate how families, schools and communities moderate the effects of adversity on the development of children of color.

• Introduction: Fear and Worry About Black BoysPart I. Facing AdversityChapter 1: Less Than HumanChapter 2: Barely Making ItChapter 3: Racism and Poverty Matter Part II. Foundations of Emotional ResilienceChapter 4: Early Emotional DevelopmentChapter 5: Social CompetencePart III. Divergent DevelopmentChapter 6: The Golden Age of Childhood Chapter 7: Growing Up Fast Part IV. Origins of Serious Problem Behavior Chapter 8: Loss, Trauma and Problem Behavior Chapter 9: Emotional Distress Part V. Lives in Distress Chapter 10: Denying Emotions and Losing Self Chapter 11: Becoming a Knucklehead Part VI. Social Assets and Emotional ResilienceChapter 12: Emotional Resilience Chapter 13: Social Assets Build ResiliencePart VII. How Families, Schools and Neighborhoods HelpChapter 14: Preparation for Racism and AdversityChapter 15: Schools and Neighborhoods as Social AssetsConclusion: Re-Imagining Black Boys and Youth