A Different Voice: Examining Positive Youth Development by Adrienne Duke

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A Different Voice: Examining Positive Youth Development by Adrienne Duke

Adrienne Duke's dissertation introduces the concept of "Triple Quandary Theory" as a framework for understanding the positive development of African American girls. Duke combines this theory with the Five C's model of positive youth development, which includes confidence, competence, connection, caring, and character, to analyze positive developmental assets in African American girls.

The utilization of the "Triple Quandary Theory" in other groups of youth, besides the population that the authors focused on, would need to consider the specific cultural, societal, and political situations of those groups. Other minority groups, such as racial, ethnic, sexual, gender, or national origin minorities, may have unique cultural assets and challenges that need to be taken into account in the context of positive youth development programs. Therefore, the translation of "Triple Quandary Theory"...