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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Women, Black > Psychology. Women, Black > Social conditions. Character. Determination (Personality trait) Women, Black. Electronic books.
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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.