Brother to Brother: African American Modes of Relating among Men.

摘要: African American males shoulder great burdens in their efforts to be men a system that defines manhood ways exclude the cultural imperatives of this group. Societally defined masculinity, as basis for judging America, prescribes set behaviors relating other often places them opposition each other. This entity called masculinity is mythical and illusory creation those power with intent designing an image has little do human needs aspirations, functioning instead justify maintain male privilege domination (Pleck, 1981). The consequence distortion psychological void outside reaches significant necessary affiliation, case family (marital biological), community, friendships. Recent data describing perilous environment which most live suggest importance examining role plays how these relate are vulnerable host inimical conditions including poverty, crime, unemployment, substance abuse, high morbidity rates, early death through infant mortal-