Behind the mask of the strong black woman voice and the embodiment of a costly performance /

• Main Author: Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
• Subjects: Women, Black > Psychology.; Women, Black > Social conditions.; Character.; Determination (Personality trait); Women, Black.; PSYCHOLOGY > Adulthood & Aging. > Developmental; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 183 p.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781592136698 (electronic bk.); 1592136699 (electronic bk.)

Explores the restrictive myth of the strong black woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this "performance" can have.