ISBN:
1498544096
,
9781498544092
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 93 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Scott, Karla Danette, 1958- Language of strong black womanhood
DDC:
305.48/896073
Keywords:
African American women
;
Women Identity
;
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
;
Feminism
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
African American women
;
Feminism
;
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
;
Women ; Identity
;
United States
Abstract:
Introduction: the making of a myth: strength to survive -- From myth to model: contexts for communicating and situating strength -- Socialized to be strong: messages for success and survival -- From the "South Side": the strength of Michelle Obama -- Resist and redefine: a new discourse of strength on black feminist blogs -- Self-care for strong sistas: an oxymoron? -- Conclusion: black girl magic has limits: repurposing strength for self care.
Abstract:
This book examines the construction of the strong Black woman myth and the messages for strength communicated throughout the twentieth and the twenty-first century. The author delves into how attention to self and self-care is necessary to sustain that strength
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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