Kamesha Spates

What Don't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger (eBook, ePUB)

African American Women and Suicide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A close look at black women's physical, mental, and social circumstances reveals harmful social disparities. Yet, for decades, black women's suicide rates have remained virtually nonexistent compared to the rest of the American population, baffling social scientists. In this book, black women speak for themselves about their life struggles and their notions of suicide. Within a framework that explores racial and gender inequalities, Spates uses interviews to uncover reasons for the racial suicide paradox. Her analysis offers a deeper understanding of the positive life strategies, including family and faith, that underlie black women's resilience.

-Provides insights into the impact of a variety of racial and gender inequalities
-Vivid use of qualitative approaches to shed light on a statistical paradox
-Highlights a positive image of black women and their resilience

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317249269
• Artikelnr.: 44366788

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kamesha Spates is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kent State University. Her current research interests include the intersections of race, class, and gender, the African American experience, criminology, mental health, and qualitative methodologies.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction
2 Not All Peaches and Cream: Contemporary Pressures Experienced by Black
Women
3 I Give All the Glory: The Role of Faith
4 Survival through Interdependence: Family, Community, and Perceptions of
Suicide
5 Only the Strong Survive: Perceptions of Strength and Suffering
6 Conclusion