Journal article
The Subjective Experience of Social Class and Upward Mobility Among African American Men in Graduate School
Psychology of men & masculinity, Vol.12(4), pp.368-382
10/01/2011
DOI: 10.1037/a0024057
PMCID: PMC3207495
PMID: 22058659
Abstract
We used consensual qualitative research methodology to analyze responses from 14 African American men (Mdn(age) = 25 years) in graduate school at a predominantly White university in the midwestern region of the United States regarding how they acquired awareness of their social class status, how social class was related to their sense of masculinity, how social class was related to race and skin tone, and the role that education and a romantic partner could play in upward mobility. School peers were the main source for their early awareness of social class. Many believed that discrimination maintains social class stratification that disadvantages racial minorities and that one's race will always trump any personal characteristics-including having light-complected skin and an advanced degree. Finally many overcame several obstacles during their educational career, and most believed that a romantic relationship with a woman from a privileged background could facilitate upward mobility. Psychological scientists and practitioners are encouraged to consider the role that social class plays when examining men's well-being.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Subjective Experience of Social Class and Upward Mobility Among African American Men in Graduate School
- Creators
- Francisco J. Sanchez - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAWilliam Ming Liu - University of IowaLeslie Leathers - Univ Iowa, Counseling Psychol Program, Dept Psychol & Quantitat Fdn, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAJoyce Goins - Univ Iowa, Counseling Psychol Program, Dept Psychol & Quantitat Fdn, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAEric Vilain - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of men & masculinity, Vol.12(4), pp.368-382
- DOI
- 10.1037/a0024057
- PMID
- 22058659
- PMCID
- PMC3207495
- NLM abbreviation
- Psychol Men Masc
- ISSN
- 1524-9220
- eISSN
- 1939-151X
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation-American Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- T32 HD007228; T32 HD007228-26 / NICHD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) T32HD007228 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984459628402771
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