Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America by Jones

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Narrative Type
Personal Transformation
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Book
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ISBN
9780060090555
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060090553
ISBN-13
9780060090555
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30201390

Product Key Features

Book Title
Shifting : the Double Lives of Black Women in America
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Social Science, Psychology
Author
Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Charisse Jones
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Searing...as I read Shifting... I wanted to rip out chapters and send them to nearly everyone I know., Jones and Shorter-Gooden are wise, warm and candid, breaking new ground.... An important and powerful book for us all.|9780060090555|, "A deeply moving, intimate and important book about the emotional costs for Black women in white America." -- Harriet Lerner, author of The Dance of Anger "Always moving, at times haunting, and often inspirational, Shifting provides a richly textured look at the lives of Black women." -- Bebe Moore Campbell, author of What You Owe Me "Searing...as I read Shifting... I wanted to rip out chapters and send them to nearly everyone I know." -- Gwen Ifill "Jones and Shorter-Gooden are wise, warm and candid, breaking new ground.... An important and powerful book for us all. -- Mary Pipher "Meaningful and poignant...this well researched and beautifully written book is a must read." -- William Pollack, Ph.D., author of Real Boys "Poignant...based on research garnered from the African American Women's Voices Project, the largest study to date of black women." -- Booklist "Stress is a common theme...the authors found good news...'We're learning that we don't have to lose ourselves.'" -- Essence "Urgent...compelling and educational...a real contribution." -- Publishers Weekly, Poignant.based on research garnered from the African American Women's Voices Project, the largest study to date of black women., Poignant…based on research garnered from the African American Women's Voices Project, the largest study to date of black women., A deeply moving, intimate and important book about the emotional costs for Black women in white America., Always moving, at times haunting, and often inspirational, Shifting provides a richly textured look at the lives of Black women., Stress is a common theme...the authors found good news...'We're learning that we don't have to lose ourselves.', Poignant...based on research garnered from the African American Women's Voices Project, the largest study to date of black women.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
306.7/089/96073
Synopsis
Shifting explores the many identities Black women must adopt in various spaces to succeed in America. Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of Black women feel pressure to compromise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or their outer appearance. They modify their speech. They shift "white" as they head to work in the morning and "Black" as they come back home each night. They shift inward, internalizing the searing pain of the negative stereotypes that they encounter daily. And sometimes they shift by fighting back. In commemoration of its twentieth year in print with a new Introduction and updated content throughout Shifting is a much-needed, clear, and comprehensive portrait of the reality of Black women's lives today., Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American women feel pressure to com-promise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or their outer appearance. They modify their speech. They shift "White" as they head to work in the morning and "Black" as they come back home each night. They shift inward, internalizing the searing pain of the negative stereotypes that they encounter daily. And sometimes they shift by fighting back. With deeply moving interviews, poignantly revealed on each page, Shifting is a much-needed, clear, and comprehensive portrait of the reality of African American women's lives today.

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