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Record Nr.

UNINA9910734341103321

Titolo

African American females [[electronic resource] ] : addressing challenges and nurturing the future / / edited by Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher and Vernon C. Polite

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-60917-389-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Collana

Courageous conversations series

Altri autori (Persone)

Zamani-GallaherEboni M. <1971->

PoliteVernon C

Disciplina

305.48/896073

Soggetti

African American women - Social conditions

African American women - Education

African American women - Employment

African American women - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. K-12 Educational Experiences of African American Females -- Part 2. Pathway to the Professions : African American Females on Both Sides of the Desk -- Part 3. Social and Cultural Issues Affecting African American Females -- Part 4. Psychosocial and Health Matters.

Sommario/riassunto

African American Females: Addressing Challenges and Nurturing the Future illustrates that across education, health, and other areas of social life, opportunities are stratified along gender as well as race lines. The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women intersects with race and class to create multiple levels of disadvantage. This book is one result of a unique forum intended to bring into focus the K-12 and postsecondary schooling issues and challenges affecting African American girls and women. Focusing on the historical antecedents of