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

Table of Contents:

• A half-told tale of black womanhood
• More than "the historical, the monolithic me" : deconstructing strong black womanhood
• Living the lies : embodying "good" womanhood
• Keeping up appearances : the performance of strength
• Lies make us sick : embodied distress among strong black women
• Coming to voice : transcending strength
• Epilogue : mules no more, just "levelly human" : a societal challenge.