Double burden : Black women and everyday racism /
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| Author / Creator: | St. Jean, Yanick, 1945- |
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| Imprint: | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1998. |
| Description: | xiii, 235 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2953360 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Lives of Black Women
- Introduction and Overview Harsh Representation of Black Women Racial Oppression and Stigmatization of Black Women Practicing Gendered Discrimination Racism at Work
- The "Beauty of Racism"
- The Racist Past and Its Contemporary Legacies Fighting Back
- An Oppositional Culture Voices of Black Women and Men
- Conclusion
- 2. Black Women at Work Racial Discrimination at Work White Manipulation
- Using Black Women Consequences of Racism at Work
- Black Families
- Conclusion
- 3. Black Beauty in a Whitewashed World Stigmatizing
- Black Beauty Contradictions and Consequences of Stigmatization Fighting Back Successfully
- Beauty Standards and Black Men
- Conclusion
- 4. Common Myths and Media Images of Black Women Myths about Black Women
- Sexuality and Attractiveness
- Racial-Sexual Myths and Their Origins Other Media Stigmatization of Black Women Media Stigmatizing of the African American Family
- Conclusion
- 5. Distancing White Women Racial Conflict in Organizatins Friction with White Women in Other Settings
- Major Differences Across the Color Line Supportive White Women
- Conclusion
- 6. Black Families: Goals and Responses
- The Extended Family in Black America
- The Many Strengths of Black Families
- Troubles in Families and Communities
- Black Women's Hopes and Goals for Their Families
- Conclusion
- 7. Motherhood and Families
- The Significance of Motherhood
- A Sense of Control
- Conclusion
- 8. Finale Black Women at Work Concepts of Beauty Media Portrayals of Black Women Black and White Women Black Families
- Motherhood What We've Learned