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Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability (2017)

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Feminist analysis Public policy Therapeutic practice; therapy; treatment Psychology Women Health African Americans

This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black women’s struggle for inner peace and mental stability. It brings together contributors from psychology, sociology, law, and medicine, as well as the humanities, to discuss issues ranging from stress, sexual assault, healing, self-care, and contemplative practice to health-policy considerations and parenting. Merging theory and practice with personal narratives and public policy, the book develops a new framework for approaching Black women’s wellness in order to provide tangible solutions. The collection reflects feminist praxis and defines womanist peace in terms that reject both “superwoman” stereotypes and “victim” caricatures. Also included for health professionals are concrete recommendations for understanding and treating Black women.

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Authors & Contributors
Johnson, Kenneth L.
Sarah Carr
Johnson, Karen A.
Simons, Oliver
Saidiya Hartman
Aja M. Lans
Journals
Historical Archaeology
Gender and Society
Journal of Poetry Therapy
History of the Human Sciences
Historiographia Linguistica: International Journal for the History of the Language Sciences
Environmental History
Publishers
Antioch University
W. W. Norton & Co.
University of Georgia Press
UBC Press
Temple University Press
Rowman & Littlefield
Concepts
Women
Feminist analysis
African Americans
Health
African Americans and science
Human body
People
Jespersen, Otto
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)
Places
United States
New York City (New York, U.S.)
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, D. C. (U.S.)
Atlantic Ocean
England
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