A Perfect Storm: How Pose, Perception, and Threat Converge to Perpetuate Discriminatory Discipline Practices for Black Male Students

• In Event: 29.075 - African American Male Students in P–12 Schools

Abstract

Drawing upon the Method of Theory Triangulation, this chapter uses three conceptual frames to develop a plausible, causal narrative for deconstructing how pose, perception and threat converge to create a perfect storm of conditions that perpetuate discriminatory practices.

Author

• Bettie Ray Butler, University of North Carolina - Charlotte