Through the Lens of Race: Black and White Women's Perceptions of Womanhood

Autor/inn/en	Settles, Isis H.; Pratt-Hyatt, Jennifer S.; Buchanan, NiCole T.
Titel	Through the Lens of Race: Black and White Women's Perceptions of Womanhood
Quelle	In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32 (2008) 4, S.454-468 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-6843
DOI	10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00458.x
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Females; Focus Groups; Norms; Data Analysis; Whites; Gender Discrimination; Gender Bias; African Americans; Sex Role; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Attitudes; Racial Differences; Attitude Measures; Friendship; Employed Women; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Social Influences; Stereotypes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Normwert; Auswertung; White; Weißer; Geschlechterstereotyp; Afroamerikaner; Geschlechterrolle; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Rassenunterschied; Freundschaft; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Sozialer Einfluss; Klischee
Abstract	The intersection of race and gender may create unique experiences for Black and White women in terms of work, family, domestic roles, and interpersonal relationships. Dissimilar gender-role norms may foster different perceptions of gender for these two groups of women. In the current study, we examined similarities and differences in Black and White women's perceptions of their gender using qualitative focus group methodology and grounded theory data analysis. The results identified five themes that were common to Black and White women: Gender-Based Mistreatment, Perceived Advantage, Friendships and Community, Caretaking, and Work and Family Options. One additional theme, Inner Strength, emerged only for Black women. Although many of the broad perceptions of womanhood were similar for Black and White women, analysis of the content within each theme highlighted important differences. We discuss the results in terms of how they may reflect socio-historical factors, gender discrimination, stereotypes, and gender-role norms. (As Provided).
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