Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index.
Contents
The dearth of self-actualized Black professional women protagonists -- Consumer desire for self-empowered Black professional women protagonists -- Craft and culture : challenges to Black professional women's representation -- Production and market : social challenges -- Feminism and nationalism : conflicts in The salt eaters -- Re-thinking agency in Waiting to exhale -- Reader response : findings and applications -- Appendix A : Occupational distributions of Black and white women: 1940, 1960, and 1980 -- Appendix B : Family assets of Black and white women by employment status -- Appendix C : Respondent information and questionnaire results.