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Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images : a theoretical model towards a therapeutic goal
- Title
- Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images : a theoretical model towards a therapeutic goal / MarKeva Gwendolyn Hill.
- Author
- Hill, MarKeva Gwendolyn
- Publication
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 167 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counselors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, which can easily misinform the counselor and cause emotional jeopardy for African-American women who attempt to live up to its expectations"--
- "This is an innovative work that provides a powerful and accurate definition of the social construct of the African-American female in America. This construct developed from mythical images and ascribed to her have never been critiqued or challenged until interpreted through the lens of Womanism. This work meets head on with the challenges that occur because of the many negative issues that stem from her environment which affect her mental and emotional state of being. This work gives voice to the dilemmas that she face while learning to navigate the tri-dimensional oppressive structures that exists in her first and second cultures. Finally, it provides a model for healing, thereby giving her hope for resolve"--
- Series Statement
- Black religion/womanist thought/social justice
- Uniform Title
- Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
- Contents
- "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.
- Call Number
- Sc D 13-753
- ISBN
- 9780230340657 (hardback)
- 0230340652 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2011044813
- 7363191
- OCLC
- 745979567
- Author
- Hill, MarKeva Gwendolyn, author.
- Title
- Womanism against socially-constructed matriarchal images : a theoretical model towards a therapeutic goal / MarKeva Gwendolyn Hill.
- Publisher
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Black religion/womanist thought/social justiceBlack religion, womanist thought, social justice.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 7363191
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 13-753