{"product_id":"the-minds-of-marginalized-black-men-making-sense-of-mobility-opportunity-and-future-life-chances-princeton-studies-in-cultural-sociology-9780691092423","title":"The Minds of Marginalized Black Men: Making Sense of Mobility  Opportunity  and Future Life Chances (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile we hear much about the \"culture of poverty\" that keeps poor black men poor  we know little about how such men understand their social position and relationship to the American dream. Moving beyond stereotypes  this book examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. It documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life--and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. In its pages  we meet men who think seriously about work  family  and community and whose differing experiences shape their views of their social world.  Based on intensive interviews  the book reveals how these men have experienced varying degrees of exposure to more-privileged Americans--differences that ground their understandings of how racism and socioeconomic inequality determine their life chances. The poorest and most socially isolated are  perhaps surprisingly  most likely to believe that individuals can improve their own lot. By contrast  men who regularly leave their neighborhood tend to have a wider range of opportunities but also have met with more racism  hostility  and institutional obstacles--making them less likely to believe in the American Dream.  Demonstrating how these men interpret their social world  this book seeks to de-pathologize them without ignoring their experiences with chronic unemployment  prison  and substance abuse. It shows how the men draw upon such experiences as they make meaning of the complex circumstances in which they strive to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45655952654389,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691092427","price":250.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691092423.jpg?v=1781946286","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-minds-of-marginalized-black-men-making-sense-of-mobility-opportunity-and-future-life-chances-princeton-studies-in-cultural-sociology-9780691092423","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}