Description
From Jesus to J-Setting details the experiences of Black people with diverse sexual identities from ages eighteen to thirty years old. The work examines how the intersection of racial, sexual, gender, and religious identities influence self-expression and lifestyle modalities in this understudied, often hidden population, by exploring how racial, sexual, and religious dynamics play out.
Voices in the book illuminate a continuum of decisions--from more traditional (i.e., Black church participation) to nontraditional (i.e., dancing known as J-Setting and spirituality)--and the corresponding beliefs, values, and experiences that emerge under the ever-present specter of racism, homophobia, heterosexism, and for many, ageism. Drawing upon sociology, sociology of religion, black studies, queer studies, inequality, stratification, and cultural studies, Sandra Lynn Barnes explores the everyday lives of young Black people with fluid sexual identities and their everyday forms of individual as well as collective resistance.Author: Sandra Lynn Barnes
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 09/15/2023
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780820364698
ISBN10: 082036469X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Children's Studies
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | General