The Economic Status of the Black Male
A Myth Exploded
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18977960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Betty J Collier (Sonoma State University, corresponding author), Louis Williams (0000-0001-6680-4608, University of the District of Columbia) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 487-498 |
| Publication date | 1982-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002193478201200409 |
| OpenAlex | W2082766254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Reality is not directly available to inquiry. This is indeed no less true in the physical sciences as in the social sciences. Yet, particularly in the social sciences, reality becomes the documented product of our perceptions. As such, reality can be viewed as the consensually validated intersection of logic, axiology, and epistemology. Thus, even when existing evidence is contradictory, beliefs may continue to influence how we perceive certain phenomena. When such beliefs are further corroborated by erroneous facts, the sustained perpetuation of a distorted perception of reality is all but inescapable. This has been especially true relative to conceptions of the differential economic status of black males and females. In particular is the belief that slavery and oppression so structured the economic basis of black existence that the black man could not find work, making it necessary for the black woman to assume the economic responsibility for the black family (Moynihan, 1965)
Black male · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Demography · Economic Theory and Institutions · Gender Studies · Political Economy and Marxism · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 1987 - 1989 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |