“The Consequences of the Criminal Justice Pipeline and Latino Masculinity” is a research paper in which minority youth in Oakland, California are studied in order to determine the effect of heightened policing techniques on gendered practices. The author is able to make conclusions based on observations made while doing field research and interviews.
Rios’ main argument is that the enhanced policing, surveillance, and punitive treatment of youth of color facilitate the development of gendered practices. Essentially he is saying that minority youth, mainly males, experience more of a police presence, and that causes them to have different views on masculinity than individuals who do not experience increased police presence. He describes this …show more content…
He uses anecdotes from his interviewees as evidence for his findings. I found these explanations to be interesting and helpful in my own understanding of his research. I noticed that the development of hypermasculinity functioned as a form of operant conditioning. When the police gave the boys a hard time, the boys would respond by increasing their masculine behavior, which involved exerting dominance and the willingness to resort to violence if needed. The police backing off negatively reinforced the boys for their behavior. This only increased the effect of police presence on hypermasculinity.
In contrast to Rios’ focus on policing, Ann Arnett Ferguson looks at gender and racial stereotyping in public schools in the excerpt from her book, “Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity.” Ferguson spent three years at Rosa Parks Elementary School studying how schools function in reproducing social …show more content…
Lareau begins by critiquing work done by Kingston, in which the idea is that family life is too complex and cannot be reduced to meaningful patterns. Kingston also believes that class does not distinguish parenting style. Annette Lareau contests Kingston’s views arguing that social class does have an effect on the way parents raise their children. She also seeks to conceptualize the mechanisms of social advantages. She uses the term “conceptual umbrellas” to describe the way in which she attempts to compare the role of race and class in daily
Rios’ main argument is that the enhanced policing, surveillance, and punitive treatment of youth of color facilitate the development of gendered practices. Essentially he is saying that minority youth, mainly males, experience more of a police presence, and that causes them to have different views on masculinity than individuals who do not experience increased police presence. He describes this …show more content…
He uses anecdotes from his interviewees as evidence for his findings. I found these explanations to be interesting and helpful in my own understanding of his research. I noticed that the development of hypermasculinity functioned as a form of operant conditioning. When the police gave the boys a hard time, the boys would respond by increasing their masculine behavior, which involved exerting dominance and the willingness to resort to violence if needed. The police backing off negatively reinforced the boys for their behavior. This only increased the effect of police presence on hypermasculinity.
In contrast to Rios’ focus on policing, Ann Arnett Ferguson looks at gender and racial stereotyping in public schools in the excerpt from her book, “Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity.” Ferguson spent three years at Rosa Parks Elementary School studying how schools function in reproducing social …show more content…
Lareau begins by critiquing work done by Kingston, in which the idea is that family life is too complex and cannot be reduced to meaningful patterns. Kingston also believes that class does not distinguish parenting style. Annette Lareau contests Kingston’s views arguing that social class does have an effect on the way parents raise their children. She also seeks to conceptualize the mechanisms of social advantages. She uses the term “conceptual umbrellas” to describe the way in which she attempts to compare the role of race and class in daily