Double burden : Black women and everyday racism / Yanick St. Jean, Joe R. Feagin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. Jean, Yanick, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Feagin, Joe R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Social conditions.

African American women.

Race discrimination--United States.

Race discrimination.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studies of contemporary black women are rare and scattered, and are often extensions of a legacy beginning in the 19th century that characterized black women as domineering matriarchs, prostitutes, or welfare queens, negative characterizations that are perpetuated by both white and non-white social scientists. Based on over 200 interviews, this book departs from these conventions in significant ways, and, using a ""collective memory"" conceptual framework, shows how black women cope with and interpret lives often limited by racial barriers not of their making.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowlegments; Chapter 1 The Lives of Black Women: Introduction and Overview; Harsh Representations 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; Chapter 2 Black Women at Work; Racial Discrimination at Work; White Manipulation: Using Black Women

Consequences of Racism at Work: Black FamiliesConclusion; Chapter 3 Black Beauty in a Whitewashed World; Stigmatizing Black Beauty; Contradictions and Consequences of Stigmatization; Fighting Back Successfully; Beauty Standards and Black Men; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Common Myths and Media Images of Black Women; Myths About African American Women: Sexuality and Attractiveness; Racial-Sexual Myths and Their Origins; Other Media Stigmatization of Black Women; Media Stigmatizing of the African American Family; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Distancing White Women; Racial Conflict in Organizations

Friction with White Women in Other SettingsMajor Differences Across the Color Line; Supportive White Women; Conclusion; Chapter 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; Chapter 7 Motherhood and Families; The Significance of Motherhood; A Sense of Control; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Finale; Black Women at Work; Concepts of Beauty; Media Portrayals of Black Women; Black and White Women; Black Families; Motherhood

What We've LearnedNotes; Index

Notes:

First published 1998 by M.E. Sharpe.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-47281-0

1-56324-945-6

1-315-70509-5

1-317-47282-9

0-585-19044-5

9781315705095

OCLC:

906183914