Alexis S McCurn

The Grind

Black Women and Survival in the Inner City

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Produktbeschreibung

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 survive in a community commonly exposed to violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780813585062
• ISBN-10: 0813585066
• Artikelnr.: 51485647

Autorenporträt

McCurn, Alexis S

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
1 "Grinding": Living and Working in East Oakland        22
2 "It Happens All the Time": Day-to-day Experiences with Microinteractional
Assaults 55
3 "I Am Not a Prostitute": How Young Black Women Challenge Sexual
Harassment on the Street 86
4 "Keeping It Fresh": Self-Representation and Challenging Controlling
Images in the Inner City 122
Conclusion 153
Appendix: Field Research Methods in Urban Public Space 159
Acknowledgments 169
Notes 173
References 175
Index