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The Grind : Black Women and Survival in the Inner City /

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Few scholars have explored the collective experiences of women living in the inner city and the innovative strategies they develop to navigate daily life in this setting. The Grind illustrates the lived experiences of poor African American women and the creative strategies they develop to manage the...

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Auteur principal: McCurn, Alexis S. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Urban women > Social conditions.
Urban poor > Social conditions.
Sociology, Urban.
Inner cities.
African American women > Social conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
Sociologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Femmes en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Noirs americains pauvres > Conditions sociales.
Noires americaines > Conditions sociales.
Sociology, Urban > United States.
Inner cities > United States.
Urban women > United States > Social conditions.
Urban poor > United States > Social conditions.
Poor African Americans > Social conditions.
United States.
Electronic books.
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Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Grinding": Living and Working in East Oakland
  • 2. "It Happens All the Time": Day-to-Day Experiences with Microinteractional Assaults
  • 3. "I Am Not a Prostitute": How Young Black Women Challenge Sexual Harassment on the Street
  • 4. "Keeping It Fresh": Self-Representation and Challenging Controlling Images in the Inner City
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Field Research Methods in Urban Public Space
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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