Jones, Charisse. <br/><br/>
Shifting :  the double lives of Black women in America / 
Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  HarperCollins,  c2003. 
 - x, 340 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Based on the African American women's voices project"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-326) and index. 
<br/><br/>The roots of shifting -- The pain of gender silence : "I am Black but ain't I a woman?" -- The many shifts of Black women -- Seeking a voice : the language and message of Black women -- The Sisterella complex : Black women and depression -- Doing double duty : Black women in the world of work -- "Mirror, mirror on the wall" : Black women and beauty -- Forging a delicate balance : romance and relationships between Black women and men -- The ABCs of shifting : mothering Black children -- "Can I get a witness?" : Black women and the church -- Afterword -- Appendix: The African American Women's Voices Project. 
<br/><br/> Discusses the experiences of African-American women today, including compromising their true natures in order to be socially acceptable and offering insight into how they survive in the workplace, in families, and in their faiths. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0060090545 (acid-free paper) 9780060090548 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003040728 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American women--Psychology.<br/>Adjustment (Psychology)--United States.<br/>Racism--Psychological aspects.--United States<br/>African American women--Social conditions.<br/>African American women--Interviews.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E185.625  / .J657 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.7/089/96073