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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Charisse.

Contributor:

Shorter-Gooden, Kumea.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Psychology.

African American women.

Adjustment (Psychology)--United States.

Adjustment (Psychology).

Racism--United States--Psychological aspects.

Racism.

United States.

Psychological aspects.

African American women--Social conditions.

African American women--Interviews.

Racism--Psychological aspects.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollins, [2003]

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.

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.

Notes:

"Based on the African American women's voices project"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index.

American Book Awards, Winner, 2004

ISBN:

0060090545

9780060090548

OCLC:

51587234

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