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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-100671865722
ISBN-139780671865726
eBay Product ID (ePID)158771
Product Key Features
Book TitleCool Pose : the Dilemma of Black Manhood in America
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMen's Studies, Social Psychology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorJanet Mancini Billson, Richard Majors
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-000989
SynopsisFrom Simon & Schuster, Cool Pose explores the dilemmas of black manhood in America. Behind the mask of cool--a clear-eyed look at how African American inner-city youths defend themselves against the indignities, inequities, and injuries of ghetto life--a pose that leads to the real alienation of these young men from both the white world and their own communities., Behind the mask of cool--a clear-eyed look at how African American inner-city youths defend themselves against the indignities, inequities, and injuries of ghetto life--a pose that leads to the real alienation of these young men from both the white world and their own communities.