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Are Black Men Doomed?

By Alford A. Young, Jr.
Series: Debating Race
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Are Black Men Doomed? investigates the societal narratives that portray Black men as inherently problematic and explores how these damaging views have persisted over time. Alford A. Young, Jr. challenges the common focus on what Black men must do to improve their lives, instead highlighting the importance of recognising and valuing Black men's own voices. The book argues for a transformative approach that demands society re-examine its limited perspectives, fostering reinterpretation and redemption to enhance prospects for Black men.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in education, sociology, race studies, and social justice, including academics, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the experiences and perspectives of Black men in society.

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Life for too many African American men is a battle with extreme disadvantage, a fight for survival, and a struggle for dignity in a society which labels them a "problem. " For more than thirty years, most of the effort put toward addressing the crisis of black men has centered on what they must do to improve their condition.

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Life for too many African American men is a battle with extreme disadvantage, a fight for survival, and a struggle for dignity in a society which labels them a "problem." For more than 30 years, most of the effort put toward addressing the crisis of Black men has centred on what they must do to improve their condition. Without neglecting that perspective, Are Black Men Doomed? radically shifts the focus.

This urgent intervention explores how a damning portrait of Black men as incorrigibly pernicious has been built and persists, and how the voice of these men themselves has been ignored. It astutely argues that improving the prospects for Black men requires that society fully come to terms with the narrow and incomplete vision it has sustained about these men. It then shows us the means to hear, understand, and value them, offering a new vision rooted in reinterpretation and redemption.

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Praised as a thought-provoking and necessary exploration, this book has been lauded for its penetrating insight developed over decades. Noted scholars like Sudhir Venkatesh and William Julius Wilson emphasise its urgent call to reassess societal views on Black men, while Men and Masculinities highlights its cohesive and insightful reconsideration of narratives. Marcus A. Hunter commends it as a generative foundation for future research and dialogue.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509522064

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 140

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Alford A. Young, Jr. Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Debating Race Series: Jack Ryan, Jr.

About the Author

Alford A. Young, Jr. is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan.

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