Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity

by Jas M. Sullivan

Book Overview

Focusing on the broad range of attitudes Black people employ to make sense of their Blackness, this volume offers the latest research on racial identity. The first section explores meaning-making, or the importance of holding one type of racial-cultural identity as compared to another. It looks at a wide range of topics, including stereotypes, spirituality, appearance, gender and intersectionalities, masculinity, and more. The second section examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438462972
• ISBN13: 9781438462974
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"