Black haze : violence, sacrifice, and manhood in black Greek-letter fraternities /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | SUNY series in African American studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface to the Second Edition: Black Haze Revisited; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter One: 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; Chapter Two: 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.
- Chapter Three: The History of Black Greek-Letter FraternitiesAmerican 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; Chapter Four: 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 SelfChapter Five: 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; Chapter Six: 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; Substitution of the Fraternal Self.
- Chapter Seven: Beyond the Fraternal SelfAfterword: Reflections On Failure; For Reputation and Revenue: The Champion and Sandusky Failures; The Organizational Bottom Line; The If Indictment; Acknowledgments; Appendix; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Notes; Bibliography; Books; Book chapters, reports, and scholarly journal, Magazine, and newspaper articles; Index.