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Author Scott, Karla D., 1958- author.

Title The language of strong black womanhood : myths, models, messages, and a new mandate for self-care / Karla D. Scott.

Publication Info. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 93 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: the making of a myth: strength to survive -- From myth to model: contexts for communicating and situating strength -- Socialized to be strong: messages for success and survival -- From the "South Side": the strength of Michelle Obama -- Resist and redefine: a new discourse of strength on black feminist blogs -- Self-care for strong sistas: an oxymoron? -- Conclusion: black girl magic has limits: repurposing strength for self care.
Summary This book examines the construction of the strong Black woman myth and the messages for strength communicated throughout the twentieth and the twenty-first century. The author delves into how attention to self and self-care is necessary to sustain that strength.
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Subject African American women.
African American women.
Women -- Identity.
Women -- Identity.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Feminism -- United States.
United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
Feminism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Women.
Womyn.
Feminism.
Women's movement.
Other Form: Print version: Scott, Karla Danette, 1958- Language of strong black womanhood. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498544085 (DLC) 2017031319
ISBN 9781498544092 (electronic book)
1498544096 (electronic book)
9781498544108
149854410X
9781498544085 (hardcover)

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