Boyhood to Manhood: Deconstructing Black Masculinity through a Life Span Continuum / Edition 1

by C. Spencer Platt, Darryl B. Holloman, Lemuel W. Watson

Overview

Boyhood to Manhood seeks to foster an open and honest discussion about the intersection of multiple identities found among Black males. The book explores topics such as what it means to be a Black male; race and ethnicity; health; [dis]ability; athletics; socioeconomic status; historical accounts; employment; religion and sexual identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433125591
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	03/20/2015
Series:	Black Studies and Critical Thinking , #65
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

C. Spencer Platt is Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. He received his PhD in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Darryl B. Holloman is Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Georgia State University and has worked in student and academic affairs for over twenty years. His research examines the progression and persistence of underrepresented populations on college campuses.
Lemuel W. Watson is Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Carolina and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies and Executive Director for the South Carolina Center for Educational Partnerships.

Table of Contents

Contents: Patrick E. Turner: First-Year Experience: Engaging and Supporting Millennial Black Males During the First Year of College – LaGarrett King: Am I Not a Man and a Brother? I Am a Man – Darren D. Kelly: All Eyes on Me: High-Profile African American Male Student-Athletes’ Social Transition into Predominantly White Institutions of Higher Education – Richard J. Reddick/James Thomas: Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Black Male Academics Negotiating Mentorship, Fatherhood, and Partnerhood in a Community Context – Juanita J. Chinn/Andrea K. Henderson: The State of Health Among Black Men in the United States: Implications of Demographic Heterogeneity – C. Spencer Platt: Everyday Struggle: Critical Race Theory and Black Male Doctoral Student Experience – Stanley Ellis: Pimp or Pauper: An Autoethnography of Black Gangstaism’s Prevalence with College-Going Black Males at One Historically White Institution.