Constructions of provider role identity among African American men: an exploratory study.
Constructions of provider role identity among African American men: an exploratory study.
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DOI：
10.1037/1099-9809.8.1.30
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发表时间：
2002-02-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Diemer, Matthew A
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作者：
Diemer, Matthew A
这项探索性研究采用质的研究方法考察了非裔美国人男性的身份建构。七名非洲裔美国男性，年龄从20岁到47岁不等，他们的教育水平从一年级的大学生到博士学位不等，为这项研究采访了他们。所有这些男性定义自己的核心是养家糊口或养家糊口的角色。与会者强调，教育是防止歧视的“保险”，是对教育和职业机会的认识。对于这些参与者来说，教育是一种确保机会的手段，它提供了提供者的角色。这项研究支持了N.Cazenave(1979,1981)的工作，他证明了提供者角色在非裔美国人男性中的突出地位。本文还讨论了非裔美国男性中的提供者角色对研究的影响。这些数据还表明，非洲裔美国男性的经历存在多样性。1名参与者描述了非洲裔美国人。“我们就像鲜花一样，你知道的。有些是花束，有些是野花。”通过提供与现有的对非裔美国人男性的负面刻板印象不同的身份结构，本研究试图解构这些刻板印象。最后，这项研究为研究文献中代表性不足的群体提供了声音。
This exploratory study examined the identity constructions of African American men using a qualitative research methodology. Seven African American men, ranging in age from 20 to 47 years and whose education levels ranged from a 1st-year university student to a PhD, were interviewed for this study. Central to how all of these men defined themselves was the breadwinner or provider role. Participants emphasized education as "insurance" against discrimination and an awareness of educational and occupational opportunities. For these participants, education was a means of ensuring opportunity, which afforded fulfillment of the provider role. This study supports the work of N. Cazenave (1979, 1981), who demonstrated the salience of the provider role among African American men. The implications of the provider role among African American men for research are also discussed. The data also suggested diversity within the African American male experience. As 1 participant described African American men. "We come like flowers, you know. Some in bouquets, and some wild." By providing constructions of identity that diverge from existing negative stereotypes of African American men, this study attempted to deconstruct those stereotypes. Finally, this study provided a voice to an underrepresented group in the research literature.