The grind : black women and survival in the inner city /
McCurn, Alexis S.,
The grind : black women and survival in the inner city / Alexis S. McCurn. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (vii, 188 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. "Grinding": Living and Working in East Oakland -- 2. "It Happens All the Time": Day-to-Day Experiences with Microinteractional Assaults -- 3. "I Am Not a Prostitute": How Young Black Women Challenge Sexual Harassment on the Street -- 4. "Keeping It Fresh": Self-Representation and Challenging Controlling Images in the Inner City -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Field Research Methods in Urban Public Space -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
9780813585086 9780813585079
2017061774
African American women--Social conditions.
Poor African Americans--Social conditions.
Urban poor--Social conditions.--United States
Urban women--Social conditions.--United States
Inner cities--United States.
Sociology, Urban--United States.
Electronic Books.
E185 / .G756 2018
The grind : black women and survival in the inner city / Alexis S. McCurn. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (vii, 188 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. "Grinding": Living and Working in East Oakland -- 2. "It Happens All the Time": Day-to-Day Experiences with Microinteractional Assaults -- 3. "I Am Not a Prostitute": How Young Black Women Challenge Sexual Harassment on the Street -- 4. "Keeping It Fresh": Self-Representation and Challenging Controlling Images in the Inner City -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Field Research Methods in Urban Public Space -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
9780813585086 9780813585079
2017061774
African American women--Social conditions.
Poor African Americans--Social conditions.
Urban poor--Social conditions.--United States
Urban women--Social conditions.--United States
Inner cities--United States.
Sociology, Urban--United States.
Electronic Books.
E185 / .G756 2018