| Description |
139 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies,
0069-9624 ;
no. 108
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Contributions in Afro-American and African studies ; no. 108.
0069-9624
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-110) and index. |
| Contents |
Invisible Families and Black Family Research -- Welcome to Sun Beach -- A Long Way from Home -- Troubled in Paradise? -- Nowhere to Run--Surviving in Sun Beach -- Making Choices. |
| Summary |
"What does it mean to be Black in a white, middle-class community? Is it the ultimate symbol of success? Or will one pay in isolation, alienation, rootlessness? What price must one pay for paradise? Is the price too high? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, interviewed Black families in depth to identify the sacrifices and achievements necessary to survive and prosper in a white community. For the Black citizens of 'Sun Beach,' dual-income households, religious affiliation, and extended families help maintain stability. But with assimilation comes an insidious 'hidden racism,' subtly communicated when Black children aren't called on in class and revealed more fully in incidents of racial name-calling. By listening to the individual voices of these children and their parents, Dr. Tatum skillfully probes the complex questions of identity that arise for a visible people rendered invisible by their surroundings"--Publisher description. |
| Subject |
African American families.
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African American families. |
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African Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Case studies.
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African Americans -- Cultural assimilation. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Note |
Cover title Assimilation blues : Black families in white communities : who succeeds and why? |
| Added Title |
Black families in white communities : who succeeds and why? |
| ISBN |
0465083609 |
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9780465083602 |
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