Dow, D. M. (2016). The deadly challenges of raising african american boys: Navigating the controlling image of the “thug”. Gender & Society, 30(2), 161. Through 60 in-depth interviews with African American middle- and upper-middle-class mothers, this article examines how the controlling image of the “thug” influences the concerns these mothers… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
‘Playing with or like the girls’: advancing the performance of ‘multiple masculinities in Black boys’ childhood play’ in U.S. early childhood classrooms
Bryan, N. (2018): ‘Playing with or like the girls’: advancing the performance of ‘multiple masculinities in Black boys’ childhood play’ in U.S. early childhood classrooms, Gender and Education, DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2018.1447091 Play is a gendered activity among young children, especially boys. Boys often tend to be more actively engaged in the… read more
Black Male Mental Health and the Black Church: Advancing a Collaborative Partnership and Research Agenda
Robinson, M. A., Jones-Eversley, S., Moore, S. E., Ravenell, J., & Adedoyin, A. C. (2018). Black male mental health and the black church: Advancing a collaborative partnership and research agenda. Journal of Religion and Health, , 1-13. This article explores the role the Black Church could play in facilitating spiritually… read more
Emerging Adult Sons and Their Fathers: Race and the Construction of Masculinity
Ide, M. E., Harrington, B., Wiggins, Y., Whitworth, T. R., & Gerstel, N. (2018). Emerging adult sons and their fathers: Race and the construction of masculinity. Gender & Society, 32(1), 5-33. Challenging the public dichotomy characterizing fathers as “involved” or “absentee,” we investigate racial variation in college men’s perceptions of… read more