The War on Drugs and the Shaping of Black and Latino Masculinities

• In Event: 390 - Section on Race, Gender and Class Roundtables (one-hour)
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 03. Race, Gender, Class and Youth

Abstract

This paper examines the role of the War on Drugs in the shaping of public perceptions of the masculinity of black and latino youth in urban setting and thereby, in part, the construction of young black and latino masculinities.

Author

• Natalie Patricia Byfield, St. John's University