The Social Construction of Black Masculinity

The Social Construction of Black Masculinity examines the legacy of negotiating black masculinity in a relatively free society that forced black men to justify claims of equitable humanity.

The Social Construction of Black Masculinity examines the legacy of negotiating black masculinity in a relatively free society that forced black men to justify claims of equitable humanity. The book represents an unapologetic narrative about behavioral choices by black men, which were framed by a history of forced distancing from their covenant with God, deliberate character assassinations, and emasculation in plain sight of their women and children.

Autorentext

Steven Randolph Cureton is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Cureton earned his doctorate from Washington State University. His research interests include African-Americans life course chances and outcomes, particularly the social construction of black masculinity.

Inhalt

Introduction: It Has Always Been About Race - Scholarly Identity: A Research Note - I Will Dig a Ditch, Just Give Me My Good Name Back - Du Bois' Souls of Black and White Folk: Can't Out Run Caste in America - Policing Black Bodies: Lethal Predatory Habits - Protest Spirit: Bastardized Activism in Gangsterism - Edge Research: Taking in Ganglands and Violent Scenes - Hulking Out: White Males' Response to Bullying, Humiliation, Rejection, Isolation and Perceived Injustice in an Academic Setting - A Love of Our Own: The Manner in Which Black Men Love - Closure Is All I Need to Get By - References - Index.