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Record Nr.

UNINA9910735088003321

Titolo

African American females : 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

1628951699

9781628951691

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 389 pages)

Collana

Courageous conversations

Disciplina

305.48/896073

Soggetti

African American women - Social conditions

African American women - Michigan - Social conditions

African American women - Education

African American girls - Education

African American girls - Education - Michigan

African American teenage girls - Education - Michigan

African American women in higher education

African American women - Employment

African American women - Employment - Michigan

African American women in the professions

African American women - Health and hygiene

African American women - Health and hygiene - Michigan

Intersectionality (Sociology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

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 African American female participation and the contemporary context of access and opportunity for black girls and women, the contributors to this collection pay particular attention to the interaction of gender with race/ethnicity, class, age, and health, with the central aim of encouraging thoughtful reading, critical thinking, and informed conversations about the necessity of exploring the lives of African American females. Additionally, the book frames important implications for recommended changes in policy and practice regarding a number of critical matters presently affecting African American females in schools and communities across the state of Michigan and nationwide"--Publisher's description.