The minds of marginalized black men
Subtitle: making sense of mobility, opportunity, and future life chances
By: Alford A. Young, Jr.
Series: Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Poor men -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Attitudes -- Case studies; African American men -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Attitudes -- Case studies; Social mobility -- United States -- Public opinion; Equality -- United States -- Public opinion; Social stratification -- United States -- Public opinion; Social perception -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; United States -- Race relations -- Public opinion
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "While we hear much about the "culture of poverty" that keeps poor black men poor, we know little about how such men understand their social position and relationship to the American Dream. Moving beyond stereotypes, this book examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. It documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. In its pages, we meet men who think seriously about work, family, and community and whose differing experiences shape their views of their social world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-262) and index.