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Imprisonment, homicide, non-lethal assault and other crime, chronic
and infectious disease, substance abuse, suicide, and accidents all
contribute to the much wider gap in the community-level sex ratios
found among African Americans compared to those observed found
among other ethnic and racial groups in the United States. This
wide array of causes and correlates of African American male
mortality, disability, and confinement suggests an area in need of
interdisciplinary inquiry that examines the intersection between
public health and public safety. Health analysts and social
scientists across many disciplines have studied the
disproportionately high levels of disease, disability, premature
death, and exposure to the criminal justice system in African
Americans communities extensively. To date, there has been little
overlap between the diverse literatures even though the very same
factors leading to crime and punishment among African American
males often contribute to their poor physical and mental health
profiles. This book addresses this omission by including chapters
exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the varied disadvantages
faced by African American males. Authors draw from an array of
theoretical and methodological frameworks to illustrate how poor
outcomes and sharp disparities among individuals and communities
can be linked to the interplay of multiple factors operating at
multiple levels. This volume is a useful resource for serious
scholars and makers of public policy who seek to understand the
causal interplay among economic and racial inequality, gender,
crime, punishment, and health outcomes among all African Americans.
This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the
sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein
Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United
States. For some scholars and political pundits, the election of
the first African-American president was thought to be the start of
a post-racial era in the United States. His election/re-election
has created a new racial dynamic within the nation. The Obama
administration has faced unprecedented political challenges that
have led to the deepening of racial divisions and a crystallization
of multiple inequities within the country. The editors envision a
volume highlighting a number of sociological themes within the
following five primary foci: 1) an examination of the 2012
election; 2) the intersection of racial politics with new
conservative and voting rights issues; 3) the intersection of race
and class with sociocultural issues; 4) an examination of the
international perspective of the Obama Administration in
relationship to the African Diaspora; and 5) an exploration of the
potential for multiracial coalitions and social movements to bring
about positive structural change.
21st Century Urban Race Politics begins by offering a
twenty-first-century understanding of minority representation in
historically majority-Caucasian cities and draws on case studies in
cities throughout the United States. The aim of this volume is to
take stock of what we know about the advantages and disadvantages
of the "racialized" and "deracialized" approaches to governance and
to describe a third approach, the "universalized interest
approach." The authors argue that minority elected officials, when
given the power and resources to do so, often do more than
represent constituent interests without acknowledging the
representation of members of their racial/ethnic group in urban
communities. Contributors describe how mayors of various
backgrounds have sought to represent minority interests in
electoral and governing contexts. In each case, the mayors are
found to represent minority interests. In most cases, the
representation of minority interests is accomplished without
deemphasizing the significance of race and as the mayor maintains
support from whites within their electoral and governing
coalitions. With case studies from across the country, in
medium-sized and large cities, and mayors of various backgrounds,
the volume provides a vivid account of how different minority
mayors have handled minority representation in historically
majority Caucasian cities and what lessons academics and
politicians can learn from them.
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Race in the Age of Obama (Hardcover)
Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce; Series edited by Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce
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This volume provides the first in-depth examination of the impact
of the key sociological issues faced by the new Obama
Administration and explores conventional topics on race and ethnic
relations as well as delving into new areas of intellectual inquiry
regarding the changing scope of race relations in a global context.
Leading scholars look at: African/American relations through the
prism of American and African scholars; the connection between
religion, Obama the individual and Obama the President; how the
Obama election and presidency have implications for gender identity
and sexual politics in the short and long term; the impact the
Obama family and their presence in the White House have on existing
ideas about the concept of family and related issues; implications
for class relations in the United States; specific aspects of the
American educational system; social justice issues with an emphasis
on understanding their sociological context in relationship to the
Obama Administration; and the reaction to Michele Obama as First
Lady; and; the Tea Party movement and other conservative anti-Obama
groups. In addition, the volume examines the 2008 Presidential
Election, with emphasis on Obama's road to success.
Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet
they also have shorter life expectancies than women. Why is this?
Why are there stark differences in the burden of disease, quality
of life, and length of life amongst men, by race, ethnicity,
(dis)ability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality,
and national context? Why is this a largely unexplored area of
research? Men's Health Equity is the first volume to describe men's
health equity as a field of study that emerged from gaps in and
between research on men's health and health inequities. This
handbook provides a comprehensive review of foundations of the
field; summarizes the issues unique to different populations;
discusses key frameworks for studying and exploring issues that cut
across populations in the United States, Australia, Canada, the
United Kingdom, Central America, and South America; and offers
strategies for improving the health of key population groups and
achieving men's health equity overall. This book systematically
explores the underlying causes of these differences, describes the
specific challenges faced by particular groups of men, and offers
policy and programmatic strategies to improve the health and
well-being of men and pursue men's health equity. Men's Health
Equity will be the first collection to present the state of the
science in this field, its progress, its breadth, and its future.
This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers,
students, and professionals interested in men's health equity,
men's health, psychology of men's health, gender studies, public
health, and global health.
Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet
they also have shorter life expectancies than women. Why is this?
Why are there stark differences in the burden of disease, quality
of life, and length of life amongst men, by race, ethnicity,
(dis)ability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality,
and national context? Why is this a largely unexplored area of
research? Men's Health Equity is the first volume to describe men's
health equity as a field of study that emerged from gaps in and
between research on men's health and health inequities. This
handbook provides a comprehensive review of foundations of the
field; summarizes the issues unique to different populations;
discusses key frameworks for studying and exploring issues that cut
across populations in the United States, Australia, Canada, the
United Kingdom, Central America, and South America; and offers
strategies for improving the health of key population groups and
achieving men's health equity overall. This book systematically
explores the underlying causes of these differences, describes the
specific challenges faced by particular groups of men, and offers
policy and programmatic strategies to improve the health and
well-being of men and pursue men's health equity. Men's Health
Equity will be the first collection to present the state of the
science in this field, its progress, its breadth, and its future.
This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers,
students, and professionals interested in men's health equity,
men's health, psychology of men's health, gender studies, public
health, and global health.
This volume of "Research in Race and Ethnic Relations" analyzes the
pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic
population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a
comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy
implication, the book consists of two conceptual chapters
discussing the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation
in urban regions, one chapter analyzing demographic trends among
the Hispanic population, and four chapters analyzing different
issues related to assimilation, in particular the nature
entrepreneurialship, civic engagement, political participation, and
education among migrants. This book makes a considerable
contribution to the literature of emerging gateways in the field of
migration and urban development with articles from notable
academics and public policy analysts in their respective fields. It
is the only comprehensive study of its kind concerning Hispanic
migration to the Washington DC region (the majority of other
studies in the field are based on data from major metropolitan
cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles).
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