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Title: Shifting : The Double Lives of Black Women in America by Charisse Jones, Kumea Shorter-Gooden ISBN: 0-06-009054-5 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Should be required reading for ALL Americans
Comment: This was a great book. Wonderfully candid and descriptive about the challenges facing black women all across America. The methodology was good and the information retrieved can be likened to a diamond. The anecdotal stories, I think, are quite representative of many black women and although I am a black woman, I actually learned something from this book. The book talks about how black women suffer from the 'double jeopardy' of being both black and female. About how black women have to discern if discrimination is gender or race based and then choose an appropriate course of action. Many women in this book have chosen 'the easy way out' by leaving a job or oppressive situation, but then I ASSume that many black women in America DO choose that route for whatever reason and its good to get that info out there. The writing is clear and engaging. The only thing I didn't like about the book is that its kind of depressing...
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Have
Comment: Shifting is dead-on in describing the conflicts and struggles of Black women in America. This a must-read for anyone who does any kind of counseling or therapuetic work with African-American women. It is also an informative read for anyone who deals with Black women (in any context) and for those who just simply want to be more informed about the real, day-to-day living struggles common to most Black women.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Beat Goes On...
Comment: In SHIFTING, noted psychologist Kumea Shorter-Gooden and newspaper correspondent Charisse Jones take a sobering look at what they hypothesize is a uniquely African-American phenomenon. "Shifting" is the terminology they use to label behaviors they classify as a coping strategy, developed by women of color, to deal with race and gender bias in a largely white, male dominated culture.
The authors use research, interviews and surveys to show how African American women are forced to lead double lives in their efforts to assimilate into a society that tends to marginalize and stereotype them and their abilities. This book does a remarkable job of raising awareness on how the lives of these women are impacted in their communities, the workplace, and other areas such as child rearing, religion, personal grooming, and even amorous relationships.
SHIFTING is an outstanding collaboration between two noteworthy women that deals with a mostly unaddressed but nonetheless troubling issue from the perspective of the victims. The book makes for a very interesting read and imparts a wealth of information regarding the ongoing plight of people of color in a society deeply scarred by racism and sexism.
Reviewed by Autumn
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Title: Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do by Pearl Cleage ISBN: 0345456068 Publisher: One World Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women's Equality in African American Communities by Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Beverly Guy-Sheftall ISBN: 034545412X Publisher: One World Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Cracking the Corporate Code: The Revealing Success Stories of 32 African-American Executives by Price M. Cobbs, Judith L. Turnock ISBN: 0814407714 Publisher: American Management Association Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Broken Silence: Opening Your Heart and Mind to Therapy--A Black Woman's Recovery Guide by D. Kim Singleton ISBN: 0345446445 Publisher: One World Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Love by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0375409440 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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