ABSTRACT
This volume utilizes the cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspective of anthropology to illuminate the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender. The author begins by discussing the manner in which her experience as a participant observer led her to research and write about various aspects of African-American women's experiences. She goes on to provide a critical analysis of the new scholarship on African-American women, and explores issues of race, class and gender in the arenas of work, kinship and resistance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Introduction
part 1|56 pages
Women, Work, and Community
chapter |5 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|12 pages
Notes on Women, Work, and Society
chapter 3|17 pages
Minority Women, Work, and Health
part 2|36 pages
Kin and Family
part 3|89 pages
Representation, Resistance, and Transformation