Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images : a theoretical model towards a therapeutic goal / MarKeva Gwendolyn Hill.
By: Hill, MarKeva Gwendolyn
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TextSeries: Black religion, womanist thought, social justice: Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: xv, 167 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780230340657 (hardback); 0230340652 (hardback)Subject(s): Womanism | African American womenLOC classification: HQ1197 | .H55 2012Other classification: REL012130 | REL000000 | PSY000000 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
"My soul looks back and wonders" -- Who is the African American female? "Strong women do not cry" -- African American mother/daughter social construction: "God doesn't put more on you than you can bear" -- Womanism: embodying one's own particularity; "no matter the crime, the child is mine" -- Psychological confrontation of matriarchy: "work easy until you get your head out of the lion's mouth" -- Forgiveness: a healing response -- Conclusion and wider implications.