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Author:

Jones, Charisse.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

x, 340 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African American women--Psychology.
Adjustment (Psychology)--United States.
Racism--United States--Psychological aspects.
African American women--Social conditions
African American women--Interviews.

Other Authors:

Shorter-Gooden, Kumea.

Notes:

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

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 messages 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.

ISBN:

9780060090548
0060090545

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51587234

LCCN:

2003040728

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

W7AX771 -- Urban Campus (Des Moines)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)