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‘Tell your own story’: manhood, masculinity and racial socialization among black fathers and their sons.

Authors :
Allen, Quaylan
Source :
Ethnic & Racial Studies. Aug2016, Vol. 39 Issue 10, p1831-1848. 18p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

This study examines how black fathers and sons in the USA conceptualize manhood and masculinity and the racial socializing practices of black men. Drawing upon data from an ethnography on black male schooling, this paper uses the interviews with fathers and sons to explore how race and gender intersect in how black males make meaning of their gendered performances. Common notions of manhood are articulated, including independence, responsibility and providership. However, race and gender intersect in particular ways for black men. The fathers engaged in particular racial socializing practices preparing their sons for encounters with racism. Both fathers and sons adopted black existentialist perspectives, emphasizing self-determination and resilience as racially and politically motivated acts of resistance. Finally, the paper describes how the fathers modelled to their sons how to navigate racialized spaces as black men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01419870
Volume :
39
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ethnic & Racial Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
116621111
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1110608