McGuire, K. M., Berhanu, J., Davis, C. H. F., & Harper, S. R. (2014). In search of progressive black masculinities: Critical self-reflections on gender identity development among black undergraduate men. Men and Masculinities, 17(3), 253-277. During the last several decades, research concerning the developmental trajectories, experiences, and behaviors of college… Continue Reading In Search of Progressive Black Masculinities: Critical Self-Reflections on Gender Identity Development among Black Undergraduate Men
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Racial and Gender Identity Among Black Adolescent Males: An Intersectionality Perspective
Rogers, L. O., Scott, M. A., & Way, N. (2015). Racial and gender identity among black adolescent males: An intersectionality perspective. Child Development, 86(2), 407-424. A considerable amount of social identity research has focused on race and racial identity, while gender identity, particularly among Black adolescents, remains under examined. The… Continue Reading Racial and Gender Identity Among Black Adolescent Males: An Intersectionality Perspective
Race, Gender, and Sexuality: (Un)Doing Identity Categories in Educational Research
Davis, J. E. (2002). Race, Gender, and Sexuality: (Un)Doing Identity Categories in Educational Research. Educational Researcher, 31(4), 29-32. Book Review of Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity by Ann A. Ferguson; Subject to Identity: Knowledge, Sexuality, and Academic Practices in Higher Education by Susan Talburt. Full article can be found here:… Continue Reading Race, Gender, and Sexuality: (Un)Doing Identity Categories in Educational Research
African American Adolescents’ Future Education Orientation: Associations with Self-efficacy, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Parental Support
Kerpelman, J. L., Eryigit, S., & Stephens, C. J. (2008). African american adolescents’ future education orientation: Associations with self-efficacy, ethnic identity, and perceived parental support. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(8), 997-1008. The current study, using data from 374 African American students (59.4% female) in grades 7-12 attending a rural,… Continue Reading African American Adolescents’ Future Education Orientation: Associations with Self-efficacy, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Parental Support
” Cool Posing” on Campus: A Qualitative Study of Masculinities and Gender Expression among Black Men at a Private Research Institution
Harris III, F., Palmer, R. T., & Struve, L. E. (2011). ” Cool Posing” on Campus: A Qualitative Study of Masculinities and Gender Expression among Black Men at a Private Research Institution. The Journal of Negro Education, 47-62. Using theories and concepts relating to the social construction of Black masculinity and male gender… Continue Reading ” Cool Posing” on Campus: A Qualitative Study of Masculinities and Gender Expression among Black Men at a Private Research Institution
The Same . . . But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges
J. Luke Wood. (2013). The Same . . . But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges. The Journal of Negro Education, 82(1), 47-61. doi:10.7709/jnegroeducation.82.1.0047 This study examined background characteristics among Black males in public two-year and four-year institutions. This study sought to uncover whether significant differences existed… Continue Reading The Same . . . But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges
Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Course
Summary ABFE’s contribution for creating better lives for us, and, by extension, our world. It is a long title, which challenges us to look beyond quick solutions. The observations and recommendations within Beyond Plight were based upon input from funders and practitioners who have invested resources and brain power into… Continue Reading Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Course
‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?
PARRY, O. (1997). ‘schooling is fooling’: Why do jamaican boys underachieve in school?Gender and Education, 9(2), 223-231. The “female as villain” explanation of the educational underachievement of Jamaican boys is examined, based on classroom observation of 14-year-old pupils & interviews of 62 school staff. Two popular explanations in this vein… Continue Reading ‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?
Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”
Brown, A. F. (2011). Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”. The Urban Review, 43(5), 597-619. This article presents the complex relationship between how black male and female identities have been constructed dichotomously in response to the gender framed “crisis” in black America. The ethnographic research study was… Continue Reading Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”
The Same … But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges
Wood, J. L., (2013). The Same … But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges. Journal Of Negro Education, 82(1), 47-61. This study examined background characteristics among Black males in public two-year and four-year institutions. This study sought to uncover whether significant differences existed among this sub-group by… Continue Reading The Same … But Different: Examining Background Characteristics among Black Males in Public Two-Year Colleges