Are Black Men Doomed?

ISBN-13: 9781509522057 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 140 str.

Alford A. Young Jr

Opis

Life for too many African American men is a battle with extreme disadvantage, a fight for survival, and a struggle for dignity in a society which labels them a "problem. " For more than 30 years, most of the effort put toward addressing the crisis of Black men has centered on what they must do to improve their condition.

Recenzje

"This penetrating and honest reflection is three decades in the making and one can feel the steady march of thought moving the prescient analysis forward. This account is at once unsettling, thought provoking, and necessary for our time." 
Sudhir Venkatesh, Columbia University 

"In this thoughtful and important book, Alford Young calls upon us to not only rethink our collective sentiment about Black males, but to take a more thorough account of how they view themselves as well. A must–read." 
William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

Spis treści

• Preface
• 1. The Problem with Black Males
• 2. Our Problem with Black Males
• 3. Getting Close from Afar: The Unhealthy Gaze upon Black Males
• 4. Pushing Past Pathology: Undoing the Consequences of the Negative Gaze
• 5. Conclusions: The Promise of Looking Anew at Black Males

O autorze

Alford A. Young, Jr. is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan

Alford A. Young, Jr. is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan