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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462912503321

Titolo

Combined destinies : whites sharing grief about racism / / Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, editors ; foreword by Julian Bond and Pam Horowitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-61234-575-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

305.800973

Soggetti

Racism - United States - Psychological aspects

White people - United States - Attitudes

Race awareness - United States

Electronic books.

United States Race relations Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Separation from caregivers -- Sameness -- Guilt -- Separation during childhood and adolescence -- Shame -- Silence -- Separation from adults (acquaintances, friends & lovers) -- Resistance and freedom -- Afterword -- Notes -- About the authors -- About the contributors -- A reader's guide for self-reflection.

Sommario/riassunto

By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites its readers to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, are cognizant of the challenges that even the thought of such conversations often presents. Their book is based on the premise that for positive and lasting change to occur, it is necessary to open hearts as well as minds. This courageous anthology