Colleges in the making of manhood and masculinity

Gendered perspectives on African American males

Bibliographic Data

ID12232154
AuthorsT Elon Dancy (University of Oklahoma, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume23
Issue4
Pages477-495
Publication date2011-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540253.2010.508454
OpenAlexW1974699623
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited60

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this paper explores the ways in which colleges become sites that socialise African American men as gendered beings. Twenty-four African American men enrolled in 12 colleges and universities across the 19 southern and border states of America participated in this study. The purpose is to illustrate how constructions of manhood and masculinity among this group potentially influence collegiate efforts to serve African American college men academically, socially, and developmentally. The following themes of manhood construction emerged: (1) self-expectations; (2) relationships and responsibilities to family; and (3) worldviews and life philosophies. Respondents reported differences in the ways in which they were treated and engaged in historically black and white institutions, also reinforcing various manhood constructs. The paper is a resource to advance the field’s thinking about this group’s college experiences, retention, and identities

African american · Black male · Masculinity · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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