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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCurn, Alexis S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Temas:
African American women > Social conditions.
Poor African Americans > Social conditions.
Urban poor > United States > Social conditions.
Urban women > United States > Social conditions.
Inner cities > United States.
Sociology, Urban > United States.
Noires américaines > Conditions sociales.
Noirs américains pauvres > Conditions sociales.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Femmes en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Sociologie urbaine > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
African American women > Social conditions
Inner cities
Sociology, Urban
Urban poor > Social conditions
Urban women > Social conditions
United States
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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