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African Americans in the human sciences : challenges and opportunities / edited by Vanessa P. Jackson, Jacqueline M. Holland and Julia R. Miller Arline.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women in the professions--United States.
- African American women in the professions.
- Women social scientists--United States.
- Women social scientists.
- African American women--Education--United States.
- African American women.
- African American women--Education.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Women, Education, and Careers
- Chapter 1: Quest for Education: Empowerment of Women of Color
- Introduction
- Theoretical Frameworks Related to Women in Education
- Women of Color in Higher Education: A Diverse Perspective
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: African American Women's Pathway to Leadership Success: Resilience to Challenges Built on Mentoring and Spirituality
- The Intersectionality of Racism, Gender, and Leadership
- How High Up the Leadership Ladder Will They Let Us Go?
- Leadership Styles of Women
- Mentoring and Leadership Development
- Spirituality and Leadership Sustainability
- Conceptual Framework
- Research Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Chapter 3: Professional Working Women: A Qualitative Look at African American Mothers
- Myths and Stereotypes
- Challenging Negative Images of Black Motherhood
- Meanings of Motherhood
- Conceptualizations of Motherhood
- Meet the Participants
- Transition to Motherhood
- Unique Challenges and Responsibilities of Being a Black Mother
- Chapter 4: Getting and Staying in the Mainstream: African American Women's Contribution to the Human Sciences
- Literature Review
- Theoretical Framework
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Implications and Recommendations
- Note
- Chapter 5: Administrative Acumen in Working with Our Next Generation of Professionals
- Technologically Savvy
- Special (Entitled)
- Team-Oriented
- Transparent
- Flexible
- Multitaskers
- Diverse
- Confident
- Civic-Oriented
- Progressive
- Millennial Thoughts, Work Ethic, and Motivation
- Chapter 6: The Effects of Trauma and Chronic Stress on Black Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health
- History
- Reproductive Health Risks for African American Women
- Adolescents
- Young Adults
- Midlife Adults
- Mature Adults
- Implications
- Chapter 7: Celebrating the Journey, an Extension Legacy: Past, Present, and Future A Biography of Dr. Alma Hobbs
- Part II: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Chapter 8: Past, Present, and Future: An Exploratory of Transformation, Leadership, and Contributions of the Home Economics Department at Virginia State University
- Historical Beginnings
- The Transformative Legacy of Home Economics at Virginia State University
- An Overview of the Home Economics Facilities
- The Impact of Family and Consumer Sciences Alumni
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Responding to Twenty-First-Century Opportunities and Challenges: Family and Consumer Sciences Achievements and Impact at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
- Introduction
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: African Americans in the human sciences
- ISBN:
- 9781793648952
- 1793648956
- Publisher Number:
- 40030640892
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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