TY - BOOK AU - Slaughter Kotzin,Diana AU - Garrett,Aline M. AU - Harrison-Hale,Algea O. TI - Our children too: a history of the Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1973-1997, in celebration of the first 25 years T2 - Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, PY - 2006/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Blackwell KW - Society for Research in Child Development KW - Black Caucus KW - African American children KW - Child development N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Abstract -- Section I: Focus on Caucus history -- Section II: Teaching and mentoring N2 - Key thematic issues include: cultural deficit versus cultural difference; linkages between poverty, race, and empowerment; advocacy versus objectivity in scientific research; and how the cultural or racial identity of the researcher informs scientific knowledge. The collaborations of Caucus members and others in SRCD modified the lens through which children of racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds are portrayed in the scientific literature.--cf. back cover ER -