Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-326) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shifting

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51587234

Responsibility statement

Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden

Sub title

the double lives of Black women in America

Table Of 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

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