Sister citizen : shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America

Sister citizen : shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America / Melissa V. Harris-Perry.

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Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger -- these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room t...

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Main Author: Harris-Perry, Melissa V. (Melissa Victoria), 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
African American women > Politics and government.
African American women > Political activity.
African American women > Psychology > Political aspects.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > United States.
African American women > Social conditions.
Physical Description:xiv, 378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
MSU: This book was selected in recognition of MSU Libraries Student Employee, Bridget A. Parler, Class of 2013
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