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OverviewExpanded and revised edition of the first book devoted solely to black fraternity hazing. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ricky L. JonesPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438456720ISBN 10: 1438456727 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 01 June 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition: Black Haze Revisited Preface to the First Edition 1. Hazing Then and Now Concern, Change, and Questions The Influence of the Ancient and Modern Worlds on Black Greek Violence Falsehoods and Failure: The Epistemic Domino Effect and Ethics in Greekdom 2. Men, Media and Movements Habermas, the Public Sphere, and a Critical Approach to the Media Problems with Habermas BGFS, Social Movements, and Identity The Politics of Personal Involvement: Gazing through Fraternity Men's Eyes 3. The History of Black Greek-Letter Fraternities American Greek-Letter Fraternalism Black Entrance into American College Life The Exclusion of Blacks from White Greek Life The Founding of Black Greek-letter Fraternities Alpha Phi Alpha Kappa Alpha Psi Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Iota Phi Theta BGF's Political Involvement The Depoliticization of BGFs 4. The Pledge Process as Sacrifice Violence Vehicles: Rituals as Social Stabilizers The Commonalities of Modern Fraternity Ritual Hazing and the Symbolic Journey The Lure of Liminality: The Ritualistic Remaking of the Self 5. The Hegemonic Struggle and Domination in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities Violence, Power, Hegemony, and Domination Educated Gangs? To Pledge or Not to Pledge Conservatism and Domination BGF Ruling Blocs and the Membership Intake Epidemic 6. Acceptance, Freedom, and Identity Construction in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities Formations of the Black Male Self Economic Anxiety Black Identity Fragmentation The Self, Selves, and the Victory of Consent Akrasia and Choice 7. Beyond the Fraternal Self Afterword: Reflections On Failure For Reputation and Revenue: The Champion and Sandusky Failures The Organizational Bottom Line The If Indictment Acknowledgments Appendix Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsPraise for the First Edition ...provides valuable insights into the reasoning behind hazing, a practice that extends into the realms of sports and even high school, and is relevant for not only fraternity members and officials, but the general public as well. - The Griot ...an important contribution ... because of the skillful manner in which Jones incorporates and critically analyzes relevant literature and other related scholarly writings ... Jones, himself a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, offers personal observations as well as first-hand views and perceptions of hazing. - Journal of College Student Development Ricky Jones's Black Haze is an important study of black male identity development. By examining black men's relationship with fraternities, he uncovers larger and brilliantly penetrating insights into issues of masculinity and political identity among African American males in the post-civil rights era. - Peniel E. Joseph, author of Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America Praise for the First Edition ...provides valuable insights into the reasoning behind hazing, a practice that extends into the realms of sports and even high school, and is relevant for not only fraternity members and officials, but the general public as well. - The Griot ...an important contribution ... because of the skillful manner in which Jones incorporates and critically analyzes relevant literature and other related scholarly writings ... Jones, himself a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, offers personal observations as well as first-hand views and perceptions of hazing. - Journal of College Student Development Author InformationRicky L. Jones is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville and the author of What's Wrong with Obamamania? Black America, Black Leadership, and the Death of Political Imagination, also published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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