The Power of Focus Groups - A Training Manual

Keepers of the Culture - The Power of Tradition in Women's Lives

Pathways to Manhood - Young Black Males Struggle for Identity

Cool Pose - The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America


By Janet Mancini Billson

Foreword by Richard Majors

Strategic Styles:
Individual Responses to Social Reality

The Conformist
The Retreater
The Tough Guy
The Actor
The Cool Guy

Toward Manhood:
Growth and Change in Styles over Time

Fostering Nondeviant Styles
Against the Odds

Epilogue by Bernard E. Bruce

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Published originally as Strategic Styles: Coping in the Inner City, this book explores the lives of five young boys who grew up in Boston during the intense racial and political turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s. It has become a classic and valued resource for parents and for those who work in the helping professions, education and the criminal justice system.

An excellent example of integrating sociological theory and applied sociology for practitioners who want to make a difference.

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Janet Mancini Billson, PhD
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