Black haze : violence, sacrifice, and manhood in black Greek-letter fraternities / Ricky L. Jones.

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Are black men naturally violent? Do they define manhood in the same way as their counterparts across lines of race? Are black Greek-letter fraternities among the most dangerous student organizations on American college and university campuses? Can their often-dangerous initiation processes be stopped or even modified and, if not, what should be done about them? In this second edition of Black Haze, Ricky L. Jones takes on these questions and more. The first edition was an enlightening and sometimes disturbing examination of American men's quest for acceptance, comfort, reaffirmation, and manhood in a world where their footing is often unstable. In this new edition Jones not only provides masterful philosophical and ethical analyses but he also forces the engagement ofa terrifying real world process that damages and kills students with all too frequent regularity. With a revealing new preface and stunning afterword, Jones immerses the reader in an intriguing and dark world marked by hypermasculinity, unapologetic brutality, and sometimes death. He offers a compelling book that ranges well beyond the subject of hazing - one that yields perplexing questions and demands difficult choices as we move foreword in addressing issues surrounding fraternities, violent hazing, black men, and American society. -- from back cover.

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.

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