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Masculinity Lockdown: The Formation of Black Masculinity in a California Public High School
Author(s) -
Schnyder Damien M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transforming anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1548-7466
pISSN - 1051-0559
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-7466.2011.01142.x
Subject(s) - masculinity , gender studies , oppression , ethnography , assertion , rhetoric , sociology , social constructionism , political science , anthropology , social science , politics , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , law , programming language
Masculinity Lockdown is an ethnographic study that analyzes the construction of Black masculinity at Southeast County High School ( SCHS ) in Southern C alifornia. Specifically, the article examines how three young Black males at SCHS navigate amidst a social milieu established by the school that denies the assertion of race and simultaneously fosters a homophobic understanding of masculinity. Through ethnographic accounts, the piece details how explicit utilization of violent, sexist rhetoric encourages Black males to participate within a masculine performance that serves reinforce their oppression.