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Ain´t I a Beauty Queen?: Culture, Social Movements, and the Politics of Race
Maxine Craig
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Description for Ain´t I a Beauty Queen?: Culture, Social Movements, and the Politics of Race
Paperback. The meanings and pracices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of black women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of black racial identity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Ain't I A Beauty Queen? is a study of black women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of black racial identity. The meanings and pracices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. In chapters that detail the history of pre-Civil Rights Movement black beauty pageants, later efforts to integrate beauty contests, and the transformation in beliefs and practices relating to black beauty in the 1960s, the book develops a model for understanding social processes of racial change. It places changing black ... Read more
Ain't I A Beauty Queen? is a study of black women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of black racial identity. The meanings and pracices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. In chapters that detail the history of pre-Civil Rights Movement black beauty pageants, later efforts to integrate beauty contests, and the transformation in beliefs and practices relating to black beauty in the 1960s, the book develops a model for understanding social processes of racial change. It places changing black ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195152623
SKU
V9780195152623
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About Maxine Craig
Maxine Leeds Craig is Assistant Professor of Sociology and director of the graduate program in Sociology at California State University, Hayward.
Reviews for Ain´t I a Beauty Queen?: Culture, Social Movements, and the Politics of Race
The book is impeccably researched and written, pulling together a wide range of materials into a coherent and convincing argument. It should be read by anyone interested in social movements, cultural change, racial politics, gender, or the sociology of the body.
American Journal of Sociology
Maxine Leeds Craig masterfully blends archival research and interviews to explore the changing ... Read more
American Journal of Sociology
Maxine Leeds Craig masterfully blends archival research and interviews to explore the changing ... Read more