Shifting
The Double Lives of Black Women in America
- 384 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Commemorating its 20th anniversary with a new Introduction and updated content, 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Shifting Summary
- Dedication
- Contents
- Authors’ Note
- Introduction
- 1. The Roots of Shifting
- 2. The Pain of Gender Silence: “I Am Black but Ain’t I a Woman?”
- 3. The Many Shifts of Black Women
- 4. Seeking a Voice: The Language and Messages of Black Women
- 5. The Sisterella Complex: Black Women and Depression
- 6. Doing Double Duty: Black Women in the World of Work
- 7. “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”: Black Women and Beauty
- 8. Forging a Delicate Balance: Romance and Relationships Between Black Women and Men
- 9. The ABCs of Shifting: Mothering Black Children
- 10. “Can I Get a Witness?” Black Women and the Church
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: The African American Women’s Voices Project
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors
- Praise for Shifting
- Copyright
- About the Publisher