The Impact of Societal Views and Racial Enculturation on Violence and Death Among Black Men in America

The Impact of Societal Views and Racial Enculturation on Violence and Death Among Black Men in America

Eric Mason

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The Impact of Societal Views and Racial Enculturation on Violence and Death Among Black Men in America By Eric Mason Copyright © 2013 Eric Mason ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

DEDICATED TO

My mother (Rev. Bobbie Jean Mason McCottrell), family, friends and certainly my mentors and advisers who gave me an opportunity to exercise my gift(s) and/or guided me along this path: Rev. Jodie Nevils Sr(deceased), Mrs. Icue Nevils, Rev. Roosevelt Bibbs(deceased),Rev. and Mrs. Cleo King(deceased), Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin Heard(deceased), Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James T. Morris, Rev. C.V. Smith, Pastor M. Laverne Ball, Bishop Joe Bingham Jr, Dr. Cheryl Sanders, Dr. Cain Hope Felder, Dr. Alice Ogden Bellis, Charles and Marian O. Oldham(deceased), Dr. Priscilla Dowden- White, Mrs. Janice Vails, Mrs. Carolyn Emerson, Mrs. Patricia Danner, Judge Donnell Smith Acknowledgments This day represents the fulfillment of a 10 year journey which started after I left Howard University. This journey would not have been completed however, if not for the knowledge gained from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Howard University of Washington, DC., Saint Louis Community College, St. Leo University and Glad Tidings Seminary. Thanks to Saint Louis City Division of Corrections, Saint Louis County Justice Center and the Missouri Department of Corrections for first-hand experience. The Impact of Societal Views and Racial Enculturation on Violence and Death Among Black Men in America Eric Mason Major sociological theories of violent crime have successfully linked criminal activity with socioeconomic status. The linkage of socioeconomic conditions to homicides has led to thetheory that the primary determinant of violent crimes lies within a group’s value system and failure to integrate into the dominant culture’s value system crime only increases.

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