Black Male Deviance [Paperback]

Anthony J. Lemelle Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0275959139 | ISBN-13: 978-0275959135

Many studies of Black men have been and will be produced, but most have approached the subject from angles other than a position of scholarship that explores how Black men have come to be socially produced as deviants, and asks how have persons in academe participated in the production of these perceived deviants, and how has the Black community responded to this social construct of a role. This work is directed toward sociologists and those who are interested in the study of the Black community.

Editorial Reviews

Review

?An important contribution to the social science literature on both gender and race, the book is useful for scholars working on questions of black male 'deviance' and cultural resistance to 'the man' or the 'rollers' (white police officers). Lemelle develops a fresh approach to the produced criminality of the African American male 'deviant' and sets that 'deviance' in the context of black economic conditions and of white oppression since slavery. Lemelle's analysis is insightful, offers an insightful rethinking of the history of black men, black masculinity, and misconceived attributions of pathology to black men.?-Choice

Book Description

Asks the question, How have Black males been produced as deviants in U.S. society?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (January 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275959139
• ISBN-13: 978-0275959135
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,260,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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