Jim Crow’s Daughters Different Social Class-Different Experience With Racism.

African American women share the common ground of surviving in a racially stratified society. Nonetheless, the diversity of their experiences emerges. This article contrasts the lived experiences of two elderly African American daughters of the Jim Crow South. Commonly shared social markers (race, g...

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Publicado en:Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 169 - 182
Autores principales: Carter-Black, Janet D., Kayama, Misa
Formato: case study research Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May2011
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Sumario:African American women share the common ground of surviving in a racially stratified society. Nonetheless, the diversity of their experiences emerges. This article contrasts the lived experiences of two elderly African American daughters of the Jim Crow South. Commonly shared social markers (race, gender, and historical and regional contexts) are held in contrast to their notably different social classes. Salient features of their diverse experiences corroborate the supposition that although all African American women encounter racism, social-class differences influence how racism is experienced. Family racial socialization pathways are conceptualized as reliance on personal resources versus reliance on personal defiance.