Double Burden: Black Women and Everyday Racism

by Yanick St. Jean and Joe R. Feagin

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1563249456

ISBN13:9781563249457

Release Date:April 1999

Publisher:Routledge

Length:252 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Discrimination & Racism Gender Studies Minority Studies Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Women's Studies

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