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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811625103321

Autore

Myers Lena Wright

Titolo

A broken silence : voices of African American women in the academy / / Lena Wright Myers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-62180-2

1-280-92790-9

9786610927906

0-313-01140-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/2/08996073

Soggetti

African American women college teachers

Discrimination in higher education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-122) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- A BROKEN SILENCE -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1  Introduction -- 2  The Status of African American Women in Traditionally White Academia -- THE SEARCH PROCESS AND RECRUITMENT -- MAKING TRANSITIONS -- RETENTION AND LONG-TERM CAREER SUCCESS -- COPING WITH CHALLENGES IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT -- 3  Epoch of the Time -- 4  The Power-Thirsty People Syndrome -- 5  Interpretive Views of Race and Gender -- 6  Our Voices about Our Experiences -- THE RESEARCH -- OUR VOICES ON HOW WE ARE PERCEIVED IN FULFILLING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES -- OUR VOICES ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES OF RACISM IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT -- OUR VOICES ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES OF SEXISM IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT -- OUR VOICES ON THE COMBINED EXPERIENCES OF RACISM AND SEXISM -- THE RESULTS -- 7  Coping with Indelible Experiences -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- References -- Index -- About the Author.