TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Charisse
AU  - Shorter-Gooden,Kumea
TI  - Shifting: the double lives of Black women in America 
SN  - 0060090545 (acid-free paper)
AV  - E185.625 .J657 2003
U1  - 306.7/089/96073 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - HarperCollins
KW  - African American women
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Adjustment (Psychology)
KW  - United States
KW  - Racism
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Interviews
N1  - "Based on the African American women's voices project"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-326) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc042/2003040728.html
ER  -