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October 18, 2015

“They Think Minority Means Lesser Than”: Black Middle-Class Sons and Fathers Resisting Microaggressions in the School

Allen, Q. (2013). “They think minority means lesser than”: Black middle-class sons and fathers resisting microaggressions in the school. Urban Education, 48(2), 171-197.

The current literature on Black middle-class men is sparse, leaving little to be known about the raced, classed, and gendered experiences for many Black middle-class male students and their families. Employing qualitative methodology, this study uses critical race theory (CRT) to examine the educational experiences of Black middle-class high school male students through the counterstories of Black students and their fathers. This study highlights various microaggression events experienced by the male students as well as the forms of cultural wealth drawn upon by the fathers to divert the potential negative outcomes of school racism.

Full article can be found here:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0042085912450575

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  • Home
  • About
  • BLACK MALE RESEARCH
    • Research Briefs
    • Black Male Education Research Collection
      • Achievement (AC)
      • Familial Influences (FI)
      • Higher Education (HE)
      • Masculinity Studies (MS)
      • Occupation/Education (OE)
      • Race and Education (RE)
      • Sports/Athletics (SA)
      • Teaching (T)
      • Urban Education (UE)
    • Prominent Authors