Beyond money, cars and women : examining black masculinity in hip hop culture / Jasmin S. Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Jasmin S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American men--Psychology.

African American men.

African American men--Attitudes.

Hip-hop--United States.

Hip-hop.

Masculinity--United States.

Masculinity.

Masculinity in popular culture--United States.

Masculinity in popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Masculinity and hip hop are two topics that have been gaining wide attention in recent years. However, research has often been limited to solely criticizing the hip hop movement and examining the culture from a very parochial outsider's perspective. An in-depth study of the relationship between hip hop and black masculinity, with commentary from the very men who are affected by it, is missing from the academia. It is with this thought that I have written my book. I wish to give a voice to tho...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [118]-121) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4438-1051-7

OCLC:

823721170