Women of Color in U.S. Society

Author: Maxine Baca Zinn
ISBN: 1566391067

The theme of race, class, and gender as interlocking systems of oppression unites these original essays about the experience of women of color—African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The contributing scholars discuss the social conditions that simultaneously oppress women of color and provide sites for opposition. Though diverse in their focus, the essays uncover similar experiences in the classroom, workplace, family, prison, and other settings. Working-class women, poor women, and professional women alike experience subordination, restricted participation in social institutions, and structural placement in roles with limited opportunities. How do women survive, resist, and cope with these oppressive structures? Many articles tell how women of color draw upon resources from their culture, family, kin, and community. Others document defenses against cultural assaults by the dominant society—Native American mothers instilling tribal heritage in their child

Publisher: Temple University Press
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Minority Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: History)