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… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students
Harper, S. R. (2004). The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students. Berkeley Journal of Sociology, 89-107. This study examines within-group alternative conceptualizations of masculinity among African American men on university campuses. Individual interviews were conducted with 32 high-achieving African American male undergraduates… read more
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… read more
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:… read more