Center for Child and Family Well-being 2006-2007 Annual Conference Dilemmas in American Education: The Struggle for Equity and Inclusion April 12th and 13th, 2007 at Bryn Mawr College - Thomas Great Hall Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Anita Lichtenstein Memorial Lecture7:00 p.m. Thursday Howard C. Stevenson, PhD Playing with Anger: Cultural Style as Emotional Currency in Schools Interpersonal violence represents a serious health risk for male adolescents, especially those in urban environments. Given the nature of potentially high-stress inner-city contexts, perhaps it is not surprising that many young males engage in hypermasculine behavior, particularly aggression, to cope and earn respect from peers. Using theoretical frameworks that appreciate cultural, developmental, and gender differences, this study examines relationships between the hypervulnerable qualities of depression, rejection sensitivity, and fear and the hypermasculine outcome of aggression among young males in a remedial disciplinary context. Results suggested that depression and rejection sensitivity significantly correlated with anger and aggression-related responses and can be argued to be potential exacerbators of aggression among these youth. Implications for anti-aggression intervention efforts with young Black males in urban contexts will be discussed. 2 ceu's associated with this lecture. |
