num_pages: 160
description: Behind the mask of "cool"--a clear-eyed look at how African American inner-city youths defend themselves against the indignities, inequities, and injuries of ghetto life--a pose that leads to the real alienation of these young men from both the white world and their own communities.
language: English
title: Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America
titlecomplete: Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America
genres: Feminism, Sociology, Race, Psychology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 71
publisher: Touchstone