CONFLICT-RESOLUTION IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN

The African American adolescents' inability to resolve interpersonal c onflicts nonviolently continues to be a major concern issue. This arti cle will examine variables that contributes to interpersonal conflicts in the African American adolescent population. Some of these variable s include exposure to violence, poverty, and gender: The article will explore the adolescents' methods of resolving conflicts with family me mbers and with their peer group. The article will explore a training p rogram designed to enhance adolescents' conflict resolution methods. I n addition, the article will discuss the social cognitive theory in re lationship to self-efficacy and aggressive behavior Finally, there wil l be a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the research stud ies in this article. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.