Dream Denied

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1525/california/9780520290440.001.0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Michaela Soyer

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

American Dream ◽

African American Men ◽

Offending Trajectories ◽

Minority Men

A Dream Denied: Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America shows how the narrative of American dream shapes the offending trajectories of twenty-three young Latino and African American men in Boston and Chicago. Believing in the American dream helps the teenagers cope with the pains of incarceration. However, without the ability to experience themselves as creative actors, reproducing the rhetoric of American meritocracy leaves the teenagers unprepared to negotiate the complex and frustrating process of desistance and reentry.

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Barriers and Motivators to Participating in mHealth Research Among African American Men

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988315620276 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1605-1613 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Delores C. S. James ◽

Cedric Harville

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African American Men ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Age Groups ◽

Older Men ◽

Free Cell ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Younger Men ◽

Minority Men ◽

Barriers And Motivators

Most African American (AA) men own a smartphone, which positions them to be targeted for a variety of programs, services, and health interventions using mobile devices (mHealth). The goal of this study was to assess AA men’s use of technology and the barriers and motivators to participating in mHealth research. A self-administered survey was completed by 311 men. Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between three age groups (18-29 years, 30-50 years, and 51+ years), technology access, and motivators and barriers to participating in mHealth research. Sixty-five percent of men owned a smartphone and a laptop. Men aged 18 to 29 years were more likely willing to use a health app and smartwatch/wristband monitor than older men ( p < .01). Men aged 18 to 29 years were also more likely than older men to be motivated to participate for a free cell phone/upgraded data plan and contribution to the greater good ( p < .05). Older men were more likely than younger ones to be motivated to become more educated about the topic ( p < .05). Younger men were more likely than older ones to report lack of interest in the topic as a barrier to participating ( p < .01), while older men were more likely than younger ones to cite lack of research targeted to minority communities as a barrier ( p < .05). This study suggests that culturally tailored mHealth research using smartphones may be of interest to AA men interested in risk reduction and chronic disease self-management. Opportunities also exist to educate AA men about the topic at hand and why minority men are being targeted for the programs and interventions.

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