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This volume provides the first in-depth examination of the impact of the key sociological issues faced by the new Obama Administration and explores conventional topics on race and ethnic relations as well as delves into new areas of intellectual inquiry regarding the changing scope of race relations in a global context. Leading scholars look at: African/American relations through the prism of American and African scholars; the connection between religion, Obama the individual and Obama the President; how the Obama election and presidency have implications for gender identity and sexual politics in the short and long term; the impact the Obama family and their presence in the White House have on existing ideas about the concept of family and related issues; implications for class relations in the United States; specific aspects of the American educational system; social justice issues with an emphasis on understanding their sociological context in relationship to the Obama Administration; and American involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan War. In addition, the volume examines the 2008 Presidential Election, with emphasis on Obamas road to success.

Ethnology --- Study and teaching. --- United States --- Race relations. --- Ethnic relations. --- Ethnic studies --- Race question --- Obama, Barack, 1961 --- -Influence --- African Americans --- Politics and government --- 21st century --- Race relations --- 2009-2017 --- Obama, Michelle, 1964 --- -Presidents --- Election --- 2008 --- Social justice --- Social Science --- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies. --- Ethnic studies. --- Ethnic Studies --- African American Studies. --- General. --- Discrimination & Race Relations. --- Integration, Racial --- Race problems --- Relations, Race --- Social problems --- Sociology --- Ethnic relations --- Minorities --- Racism --- -Race relations.

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Imprisonment, homicide, non-lethal assault and other crime, chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, suicide, and accidents all contribute to the much wider gap in the community-level sex ratios found among African Americans compared to those observed found among other ethnic and racial groups in the United States. This wide array of causes and correlates of African American male mortality, disability, and confinement suggests an area in need of interdisciplinary inquiry that examines the intersection between public health and public safety. Health analysts and social scientists across many disciplines have studied the disproportionately high levels of disease, disability, premature death, and exposure to the criminal justice system in African Americans communities extensively. To date, there has been little overlap between the diverse literatures even though the very same factors leading to crime and punishment among African American males often contribute to their poor physical and mental health profiles. This book addresses this omission by including chapters exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the varied disadvantages faced by African American males. Authors draw from an array of theoretical and methodological frameworks to illustrate how poor outcomes and sharp disparities among individuals and communities can be linked to the interplay of multiple factors operating at multiple levels. This volume is a useful resource for serious scholars and makers of public policy who seek to understand the causal interplay among economic and racial inequality, gender, crime, punishment, and health outcomes among all African Americans.

African American prisoners --- Mental health services. --- Social Science --- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies. --- Discrimination & Race Relations.