Figure 1.

Data Collection and Data Analysis Phases. In using the photovoice methodology, the advisory board sought to elicit the perceptions of young, African-American men through photographic images (a) and discussion. Discussion of the images occurred in two distinct pile-sorting settings: 1) sessions in which each participant verbalized his impression of images in his personal set of photographs (b), and 2) sessions in which each participant discussed the similarities and differences he saw in a common set of images comprised of a sample of photographs from all participants (c). Multivariate analysis of pile sort data (e) and systematic analysis of discussion transcripts (d) were used to identify the main issues that the young men considered important in their transition to manhood. MDS, multidimensional scaling.