Sister citizen : shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America

Sister citizen : shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America /

Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger -- these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual...

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Main Author: Harris-Perry, Melissa V. (Melissa Victoria), 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011
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African American women > Politics and government.
African American women > Political activity.
African American women > Psychology > Political aspects.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > United States.
African American women > Social conditions.
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Academic theses.
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