Black sexual politics African Americans, gender, and the new racism / [electronic resource] :
Patricia Hill Collins.
- New York : Routledge, 2004.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-365) and index.
Introduction: no turning back -- I. African Americans and the new racism -- Why black sexual politics? -- The past is ever present: recognizing the new racism -- Prisons for our bodies, closets for our minds: racism, heterosexism, and black sexuality -- II. Rethinking black gender ideology -- Get your freak on: sex, babies, and images of black femininity -- Booty call: sex, violence, and images of black masculinity -- Very necessary: redefining black gender ideology -- III. Toward a progressive black sexual politics -- Assume the position: the changing contours of sexual violence -- No storybook romance: how race and gender matter -- Why we can't wait: black sexual politics and the challenge of HIV/AIDS -- Afterword: the power of a free mind.
9780415930994 9780203309506 (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Social conditions--1975- African American men. African American women. Sex role--United States. African Americans--Sexual behavior. African Americans--Race identity. Racism--United States. Sexism--United States.