The Social Construction of Black Masculinity: An Ethnographic Study

by Steven Cureton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433154874
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	08/16/2019
Edition description:	New
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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.