Behind the mask of the strong black woman voice and the embodiment of a costly performance /
Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara
Behind the mask of the strong black woman voice and the embodiment of a costly performance / [electronic resource] : Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009 - 1 online resource (viii, 183 p.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
A half-told tale of black womanhood -- More than "the historical, the monolithic me" : deconstructing strong black womanhood -- Living the lies : embodying "good" womanhood -- Keeping up appearances : the performance of strength -- Lies make us sick : embodied distress among strong black women -- Coming to voice : transcending strength -- Epilogue : mules no more, just "levelly human" : a societal challenge
Mode of access: Internet
9781592136698 (electronic bk.) 1592136699 (electronic bk.)
Women, Black--Psychology
Women, Black--Social conditions
Character
Determination (Personality trait)
Behind the mask of the strong black woman voice and the embodiment of a costly performance / [electronic resource] : Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009 - 1 online resource (viii, 183 p.)
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references and index
A half-told tale of black womanhood -- More than "the historical, the monolithic me" : deconstructing strong black womanhood -- Living the lies : embodying "good" womanhood -- Keeping up appearances : the performance of strength -- Lies make us sick : embodied distress among strong black women -- Coming to voice : transcending strength -- Epilogue : mules no more, just "levelly human" : a societal challenge
Mode of access: Internet
9781592136698 (electronic bk.) 1592136699 (electronic bk.)
Women, Black--Psychology
Women, Black--Social conditions
Character
Determination (Personality trait)