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
Race and Education (RE)
“Expressive Cool” and the Paradox of Black and White Males’ Neighborhood Socialization Toward Education
Jr, J. O. (2018). “Expressive cool” and the paradox of black and white males’ neighborhood socialization toward education. Youth and Society, 50(3), 299-327. This study explores how linkages between adolescents’ educational attitudes and achievement vary according to race, expressive culture, and neighborhood collective socialization qualities. Specifically, the study examines (a)… read more
Long-Term Earnings Differentials Between African American and White Men by Educational Level
Sakamoto, A., Tamborini, C. R., & Kim, C. (2018;2017;). Long-term earnings differentials between african american and white men by educational level. Population Research and Policy Review, 37(1), 91-116. This paper investigates long-term earnings differentials between African American and white men using data that match respondents in the Survey of Income… read more
White Skin, Black Friend: A Fanonian application to theorize racial fetish in teacher education
Matias, C. E. (2016;2015;). White skin, black friend: A fanonian application to theorize racial fetish in teacher education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 48(3), 221-16. In Black Skin, white masks (1967, Grove Press), Franz Fanon uses a psychoanalytic framework to theorize the inferiority-dependency complex of Black men in response to the… read more