Wake Up and Start to Live
An Analysis of a Gallup Poll and a Statistical Profile of African American Men, 1990-2000
Published on 28. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7618-2270-7 (ISBN)
Description
Wake Up and Start to Live is based upon a poll commissioned by Village Foundation and conducted by the Gallup Organization in March 1999, for the purpose of examining perceptions of U.S. citizens with regard to African-American men in American society. This book assumes that the African-American community must be aware that to work towards repairing a societal breach, a certain level of self-knowledge must be achieved amongst African-Americans themselves. The poll serves a unique and thoughtful purpose for African-Americans and for other races that are interested in acquiring self-knowledge. Self-knowledge will provide a degree of accuracy, which can be used for critical examination by African-American males in correcting their own individual conduct and perceptions of society. Wake Up and Start to Live focuses on influences that define our society, the importance of self-knowledge, overcoming stigma and perception, and explores contemporary opinions regarding race relations.
Reviews / Votes
'Wake Up and Start to Live'?has some controversial ideas, perceptions, and issues relative to both blacks and whites and what they think about black men. But it also leads to points of common understanding and perception that we can build on. * Sir Read Alot Book Review * 'Wake Up and Start to Live'...has some controversial ideas, perceptions, and issues relative to both blacks and whites and what they think about black men. But it also leads to points of common understanding and perception that we can build on. * Sir Read Alot Book Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2270-7 (9780761822707)
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Persons
Bobby William Austin is President of the One World Collaborative, INC. Brian Gilmore is a Law Reform Attorney, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Washington D.C. Joseph P. McCormick is Associate Professor of Political Science, Howard University, Washington D.C.
Content
Chapter 1 List Figures Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Executive Summary Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 An Analysis of Data from a Recent Gallup Survey on Perceptions of African American Males: Chapter 7 Model for Understanding Perceptions Chapter 8 Social Distance Chapter 9 Methodology Chapter 10 Major Findings Chapter 11 Perceptions of African American Males Chapter 12 Measures of Agreement Chapter 13 Perceptions of Safety Chapter 14 Contact with Various Racial Groups and Community Treatment of African American Males Chapter 15 Other Issues Chapter 16 Ways to Repair the Breach Chapter 17 A Statistical Profile on African American Men, 1990-2000: Chapter 18 Executive Summary Chapter 19 Introduction and Methodology Chapter 20 Detailed Analysis and Findings Chapter 21 Additional Updates Chapter 22 Notes Chapter 23 References