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Shifting : the double lives of Black women in America / Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : HarperCollins, c2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 340 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0060090545 (acid-free paper)
  • 9780060090548 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.7/089/96073 21
LOC classification:
  • E185.625 .J657 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) E185.625 .J657 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000066821

"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.

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.

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