Sewell:

Question 1

what does Sewell argue?

Answer 1

that a high proportion of Afro-Caribbean boys are raised in lone parent families

Question 2

what did Sewell highlight in regards to research?

Answer 2

that I’m 2001, 57% of Afro-Caribbean boys were in lone parent families compared to 25% of white families

thus many black boys lacked the male role model and the discipline provided by a father figure

Question 3

what does Sewell argue that the absence of a male role model leads to?

Answer 3

young Afro-Carribean boys were vulnerable to peer pressure

i.e. drawn to gangs that emphasise masculinity, reject authority figures and focus on street fashion and music

Question 4

according to Sewell, what then happens to this black masculinity?

Answer 4

it’s reflected and reinforced by the media

air news reports emphasising black street crime and gun crime