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African-American Men Face Discrimination in US
The new book from the University of Chicagos School of Social Service Administration says black men suffer in a variety of ways, including being stereotyped as reckless and having little regard for their children.
They are also disadvantaged because changes in the economy have depleted the number of well-paying, manual labour jobs, said Waldo E. Johnson Jr., Associate Professor at SSA, who is the editor of Social Work With African American Males: Health, Mental Health and Social Policy, recently published by Oxford University Press.
"Contemporary characterizations and depictions suggest that African-American males harbour a lifelong disregard for their own personal development, and a lack of commitment to their loved ones and society in general, a societal attitude that keeps them from being helped," he said.
Most African-American men do not fit the popular stereotype and fulfil their responsibilities to their families and society, but the stereotype persists, fuelled in some ways by media images.
But the problems they face are real, and social workers should feel challenged to put the tools and resources of their profession at work to help black men in need, he said.
The book is a collection of studies, which details the disadvantages that black men face, and suggests ways they can be helped.
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