| Description |
ix, 374 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-365) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: no turning back -- I. African Americans and the new racism -- Why black sexual politics? -- The past is ever present: recognizing the new racism -- Prisons for our bodies, closets for our minds: racism, heterosexism, and black sexuality -- II. Rethinking black gender ideology -- Get your freak on: sex, babies, and images of black femininity -- Booty call: sex, violence, and images of black masculinity -- Very necessary: redefining black gender ideology -- III. Toward a progressive black sexual politics -- Assume the position: the changing contours of sexual violence -- No storybook romance: how race and gender matter -- Why we can't wait: black sexual politics and the challenge of HIV/AIDS -- Afterword: the power of a free mind. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1975- |
| Subject |
African American men.
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African American men. |
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African American women.
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African American women. |
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Sex role -- United States.
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Sex role. |
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Sexual behavior.
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African Americans -- Sexual behavior. |
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African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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African Americans -- Race identity. |
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism. |
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Sexism -- United States.
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Sexism. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Gender roles. |
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Racism. |
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Sexism. |
| ISBN |
0415930995 cloth alkaline paper |
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0415931002 paperback alkaline paper |
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