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Modeling Manhood: Reimagining Black Male Identities in School
Author(s) -
Givens Jarvis R.,
Nasir Na'ilah,
ross kihana,
de Royston Maxine McKinney
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/aeq.12147
Subject(s) - mainstream , black male , sociology , gender studies , masculinity , black female , political science , law
This paper examines the process by which stereotypical mainstream representations of black males (as hard, as anti‐school, and as disconnected from the domestic sphere) were reimagined in all‐black, all‐male manhood development classes for 9th graders in urban public high schools. Findings show that instructors debunked stereotypes and created new definitions of black manhood through the practice of modeling manhood, critiquing existing notions of black manhood, establishing a caring community, and role modeling new ways of being.