The unchosen me : race, gender, and identity among black women in college / Rachelle Winkle-Wagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Education (Higher)--United States.

Black people.

Sex discrimination in higher education--United States.

Sex discrimination in higher education.

Universities and colleges.

College students, Black.

Social conditions.

Women, Black.

Education, Higher.

Black people--Education (Higher).

United States.

Women, Black--Education (Higher)--United States.

College students, Black--United States--Social conditions.

Group identity--United States.

Group identity.

Universities and colleges--United States--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Contents:

The "problem" of race and gender

The unchosen me : the intersection of opportunity, privilege, and choice

Research across the color line : empowerment, mutual learning, and difficult decisions

Walking in enemy territory : being black on campus

Academic performances : between the spotlight and invisibility

"Too white" or "too ghetto"? : the racial tug-of-war for black women

Learning to be a "good woman" : interpreting womanhood through race

The unchosen me and the interactions that create race and gender

Appendix A. Participants in the study

Appendix B. Data analysis and validation

Appendix C. Examples of data analysis

Appendix D. Sister circle protocol examples.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801893544

0801893542

OCLC:

317361841