The Dilemmas of the African American Male

Blake, Wayne M.; Darling, Carol A.

doi:10.1177/002193479402400403

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“…(pp. 40-41) It is estimated that approximately 44% of Black men are functionally illiterate (Blake & Darling, 1994). African American men with lower educational attainment are predisposed to inferior employment prospects, low wages, poor health, and are more likely to be involved with the criminal justice system (Harvey, 2008;Levin et al, 2007).…”

Section: A Review Of the Literature On African American Men The Statumentioning

confidence: 99%

African American Male Achievement: Using a Tenet of Critical Theory to Explain the African American Male Achievement Disparity

Palmer

Maramba

2010

Education and Urban Society

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Although African Americans continue to demonstrate a desire for education, Black male enrollment and completion rates in higher education are dismal when compared to other ethnic groups. Researchers and scholars have noted various theories and philosophies responsible for the academic disengagement of African American men in higher education. This article provides a new contextual lens for understanding the academic disengagement of Black men using a tenet of critical theory as a method to explain the African American male achievement disparity. Additionally, this research offers employable strategies and activities that may encourage Black male achievement.

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Section: A Review Of the Literature On African American Men The Statumentioning

confidence: 99%

African American Male Achievement: Using a Tenet of Critical Theory to Explain the African American Male Achievement Disparity

Palmer

Maramba

2010

Education and Urban Society

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“…As we increasingly move toward a service-based society, racial aversion also has financial implications for African American men, barring them from service positions and further circumscribing the role of the male outside the home. In essence, these violent institutions are leaving African American men stranded in a society that dehumanizes and economically devalues them, leaving them with low self-worth and the feeling that they have little control over their lives (Blake & Darling, 1994).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Societal Systems on Black Male Violence

Powell

2008

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Domestic violence in African American communities has been under-studied and under-theorized. An understanding of the distinct nature of this violence requires an investigation of the interactions of marginalization, persistent structural inequality, masculinity, power, poverty, popular culture, identity, and stress. This article explores the complex interplay of influences on African American men that often leads to domestic violence within African American communities. The article includes a nuanced discussion of personal agency and responsibility against a backdrop of social structures. The reader is challenged not only to identify and understand the many conditions that transmit and perpetuate violence in our society but also to remember that forgiveness and redemption are integral to the solution.

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“…Young African-American males often show higher rates on all of these social indicators than their white counterparts, indicating a crisis of sort among this group (Blake and Darling 1994).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%