The Social Construction of Black Masculinity

Steven Randolph Cureton is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Cureton earned his doctorate from Washington State University. His research interests include African-Americans’ life course chances and outcomes, particularly the social construction of black masculinity.

Introduction: It Has Always Been About Race – Scholarly Identity: A Research Note – I Will Dig a Ditch, Just Give Me My Good Name Back – Du Bois’ Souls of Black and White Folk: Can’t Out Run Caste in America – Policing Black Bodies: Lethal Predatory Habits – Protest Spirit: Bastardized Activism in Gangsterism – Edge Research: Taking in Ganglands and Violent Scenes – Hulking Out: White Males’ Response to Bullying, Humiliation, Rejection, Isolation and Perceived Injustice in an Academic Setting – A Love of Our Own: The Manner in Which Black Men Love – Closure Is All I Need to Get By – References – Index.