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The Urban Review
Erschienen in: The Urban Review 3/2020

30.08.2019

Troubling the Waters: A Critical Essay on Black Male Role Models and Mentors

verfasst von: Marcus W. Johnson, Anthony L. Brown, Louis Harrison

Erschienen in: The Urban Review | Ausgabe 3/2020

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Abstract

We assert the concepts of “role model” and “mentor” continue to permeate educational and public discourse as viable means of behavioral modification among young Black males facing multiple inequities. Though these terms it seems, have obtained significant currency, they also carry a degree of ubiquity—obscuring proper understanding and future application. By analyzing existing educational and social science literature of role modeling and mentoring in relation to Black males, three common discourses are presented and explained: (1) lack and need of clarity as it pertains to the terms role model and mentor, (2) socialization centered around discipline, rules, order and/or care and reciprocity, and (3) focus on the individual. We draw on these discourses to complex current reasoning pertaining to the Black male role model and mentor as well as suggest further research applying to its theory and practice.
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Metadaten
Titel
Troubling the Waters: A Critical Essay on Black Male Role Models and Mentors
verfasst von
Marcus W. Johnson
Anthony L. Brown
Louis Harrison
Publikationsdatum
30.08.2019
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
The Urban Review / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-019-00538-x

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