Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White: How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier

Description: Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White by Henrie M. Treadwell This book spotlights the plight of African American boys and men, examining multiple systems beyond education, incarceration, and employment to assess their impact on the mental and physical health of African American boys and men-and challenges everyday citizens to help start a social transformation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book spotlights the plight of African American boys and men, examining multiple systems beyond education, incarceration, and employment to assess their impact on the mental and physical health of African American boys and men—and challenges everyday citizens to help start a social transformation.Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White: How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier Opportunities for African American Boys and Men exposes the daily plight of African American boys and men, identifying the social and policy infrastructure that ensnares them in a downward spiral that worsens with each exposure to our system that offers unemployment, low-wage work, marginalization, and incarceration.The book examines why African American boys and men are more sickly and die younger than any other racial group in the United States, have very few health coverage options, and are consistently incarcerated at rates that are wildly disproportionate to their representation of the U.S. population; and it documents how this tremendous injustice comes with a cost that burdens all groups in American society, not just African Americans. Additionally, the author challenges readers to see that all of us must act individually and collectively to right this social wrong. Author Biography Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD, is research professor in community health and preventive medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Table of Contents Prologue: Hear My VoiceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART ONE: Losing the RaceChapter 1: Addressing the StereotypesMeet Martin and Jamal, fictional representative African American men who put a face to the crisis.Chapter 2: Communities in CrisisThe crisis and how it affects African American communities, as well as communities of every stripe across the nation.Chapter 3: Sick and Tired: The Killer Disease of RacismThe real impact of racism on the life opportunities of men and boys of color.Chapter 4: Lost in Translation: "Access to Care" for Men of ColorWhether in the community or in the prisons, men and boys of color lack the kind of access to health services that help people live full and healthy lives.Chapter 5: A Deafening SilenceThe devastating lack of attention and urgency in the face of the crisis. How and why silence, indeed, equals death for men and boys of color.Chapter 6: The Marginalization of Voices for ChangeMarginalization of progressive leadership voices serves to keep communities in crisis.PART TWO: Beyond Blaming the VictimChapter 7: Brownian Motion and Dynamic EquilibriumAny approach to opportunities for success must include a holistic approach to the problem. By advocating for a systems analysis, we can avoid wasting time and money and invest in real change.Chapter 8: Feeding the PipelineThanks to the "Cradle to Prison Pipeline," men of color are disadvantaged from birth.Chapter 9: A Public Policy FrameworkAn exploration of historic and contemporary public policy decisions that have led to the crisis and that keep men and boys of color in crisis.Chapter 10: The Media and African American Boys and Men: Another TakeThe central role that the media play in the crisis and how it can help solve it.Chapter 11: Looking for Real Community Values? Follow the MoneyLack of funding has been identified as a major deterrent for being able to affect change—how has financial investment helped create the crisis, and how can it begin to end it?PART THREE: Building Healthier OpportunitiesChapter 12: Leadership Models That WorkLeadership can be leveraged to successfully address the problem using a system-wide approach at every point in the life cycle.Chapter 13: Opportunities for Success: What You Can Do and HowConcrete steps we can take at every level of leadership to make real change happen now.EpilogueAppendixOrganizations around the country that are actually making a difference, where you can get more information or find opportunities to get involved and become a leader yourself.Index Review Drawing from a repertoire of experience as a researcher and scholar, Treadwell presents a passionate account of the health crisis encountered by the underserved, particularly black men and boys. . . . A compelling resource for advocacy groups and social service agency specialists; a good read for the general public. * Choice * Promotional This book spotlights the plight of African American boys and men, examining multiple systems beyond education, incarceration, and employment to assess their impact on the mental and physical health of African American boys and men—and challenges everyday citizens to help start a social transformation. Long Description Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White: How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier Opportunities for African American Boys and Men exposes the daily plight of African American boys and men, identifying the social and policy infrastructure that ensnares them in a downward spiral that worsens with each exposure to our system that offers unemployment, low-wage work, marginalization, and incarceration. The book examines why African American boys and men are more sickly and die younger than any other racial group in the United States, have very few health coverage options, and are consistently incarcerated at rates that are wildly disproportionate to their representation of the U.S. population; and it documents how this tremendous injustice comes with a cost that burdens all groups in American society, not just African Americans. Additionally, the author challenges readers to see that all of us must act individually and collectively to right this social wrong. Review Quote "Drawing from a repertoire of experience as a researcher and scholar, Treadwell presents a passionate account of the health crisis encountered by the underserved, particularly black men and boys. . . . A compelling resource for advocacy groups and social service agency specialists; a good read for the general public." - Choice Promotional "Headline" The manifold costs of not insuring, employing, educating, and nurturing African American boys and men are clear. The health and well-being of African American boys and men is seriously threatened by virtually all social and policy systems. Meaningful improvement will only come when everyday people of every race and sector discover their own leadership attributes and act to reverse a stunning trend of elimination of hope and aspiration that has been the norm for generations of African American males. Description for Reader * Documents the fragile mental and behavioral health status of African American boys and men in accessible, easy-to-understand language for general readers * Describes the role of the media in perpetuating negative stereotypical images of African American boys and men * Provides boxed data and information that allows readers to do a "reality check" on their perceptions, actions, and inactions; and verify and validate the plight of this group * Supplies quotes and insights from regular, everyday leaders throughout the text Details ISBN1440803994 Short Title BEYOND STEREOTYPES IN BLACK & Language English ISBN-10 1440803994 ISBN-13 9781440803994 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2013 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Subtitle How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier Opportunities for African American Boys and Men Country of Publication United States Author Henrie M. Treadwell Place of Publication Westport Illustrations black & white illustrations UK Release Date 2013-01-09 NZ Release Date 2013-01-09 US Release Date 2013-01-09 Audience Age 7-17 Pages 288 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2013-01-09 DEWEY 305.3889607 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2013-01-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:50764369;

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