Young, Female and Black
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Health Care Delivery, Allied Health Services, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | Heidi Safia Mirza | ISBN: | 9781134918577 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 12, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Heidi Safia Mirza |
| ISBN: | 9781134918577 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 12, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve.
This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research and writig from America, Britain and the Caribbean Young, Female and Black re-examines our present understanding of what is meant by educational underachievement, the black family and, in particular, black womanhood in Britain.
Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve.
This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research and writig from America, Britain and the Caribbean Young, Female and Black re-examines our present understanding of what is meant by educational underachievement, the black family and, in particular, black womanhood in Britain.
