Title
What Don't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: African American Women and Suicide (New Critical Viewpoints on Society)
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Description
A close look at black women’s physical, mental, and social circumstances reveals harmful social disparities. Yet, for decades, black women’s suicide rates have remained virtually nonexistent compared to the rest of the American population, baffling social scientists. In this book, black women speak for themselves about their life struggles and their notions of suicide. Within a framework that explores racial and gender inequalities, Spates uses interviews to uncover reasons for the racial suicide paradox. Her analysis offers a deeper understanding of the positive life strategies, including family and faith, that underlie black women’s resilience.
ISBN
978-1-61205-223-6
Publication Date
12-2014
Publisher
Paradigm Publishers
City
Boulder, CO
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Psychology | Race and Ethnicity | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Department
Sociology
Recommended Citation
Spates, Kamesha (2014). What Don't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: African American Women and Suicide (New Critical Viewpoints on Society). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.kent.edu/facultybooks/15