Rios, V. M. (2009). The consequences of the criminal justice pipeline on black and latino masculinity. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 623(1), 150-162. Analyses of the criminal justice system have revealed the racialized nature of crime and punishment in the United States. We know… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
Measurement Validation of the Jamaican Macho Scale Among African American Males
Ramkissoon, M. W., Anderson, P., & Hopwood, J. (2017). Measurement validation of the jamaican macho scale among african american males. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 25(3), 298-315. Measures of masculinities have expanded in recent decades to reflect greater diversity. A comparative reading of the literature suggests that African American men… read more
“They Write Me Off and Don’t Give Me a Chance to Learn Anything”: Positioning, Discipline, and Black Masculinities in School
Allen, Q. (2017). “They write me off and don’t give me a chance to learn anything”: Positioning, discipline, and black masculinities in school. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 48(3), 269-283. This study examines the schooling of black male students in a U.S. high school. Drawing upon positioning theory and student resistance… read more
Strengths and weaknesses of the Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Facebook project.
Watkins, D., Allen, J., Goodwill, J., & Noel, B. (2017). Strengths and weaknesses of the young black men, masculinities, and mental health (YBMen) facebook project. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(4), 392-401. The Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) project is a Facebook-based intervention that provides mental health education… read more